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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 269
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sleeping bags, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SLEEPING BAG THAT WAS ON STAIRS.PT FELL DOWN 4 STAIRS S USTAINING FRACTURE TO LEFT ANKLE. ANKLE OBVIOUSLY DEFORMED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sleeping bags |
| PAIN L KNEE, FELL OVER SLEEPING BAG, DX; KNEE CONTUSION/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sleeping bags |
| PT SPRAINED A KNEE BY SLIPPING ON A SLEEPING BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sleeping bags |
| PATIENT WAS RUNNING IN THE HOUSE AND SLIPPED ON A SLEEPING BAG AND HURT FOOT . DX CONTUSSION OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sleeping bags, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT WAS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE, GOT UP IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT & TRIPPED OVER SLEEPING BAG STRIKING HEAD AGAINST WALL. DX-FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sleeping bags, Day wear |
| HOMELESS PT WAS SLEEPING LAST PM AND AWOKE TO SLEEPING BAG AND PANT LEG ON FIRE. NO FD. DX: 2%TBSA BURN R SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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