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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,384
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING SHEETS ON BED AND HAD SUDDEN PAIN TO LOW BACK. DX; STRAIN TO LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION, OD: C/O HIT'G SELF IN R EYE LAST P.M. W SHEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| HAND DERM. PT BROKE OUT IN RASH AFTER PUTTING NEW SHEETS ON BED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT SMELLED SMOKE AND TIED BEDSHEETS TOGETHER TO CLIMB DOWN FROM HOUSE AND FELL LANDING ON GRASS. DX ;LEG FX UNSURE IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING SHEET DOWN STAIRS & FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN SHEET & FELL DOWN STEPS ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR DX: CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| DX R SH DIS-REDUCED: H/O DIS R SH-LAST JUNE. ON WAIT LIST F SURG. W REACH'G BACK W R ARM TO ADJUST PILLOW, FELT "POP" & ARM STAYED N POSTN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| BENDING OVER BED CHANGING THE SHEETS&SUDDENLY DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN >>MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 41 YOF ITCHY FROM LYING ON SHEETS AT MOTEL CONTACT DERMITITS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT HAD BACK PAIN AFTER PULLING UP BED SHEETS TO MAKE BED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER HIS CHILD WHO WAS SLEEPING REACHED FOR THE SHEET TO PLACE OVER HIM AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| DX CONTACT DEMATITIS: PT SPENT NIGHT IN QUALITY INN & DEVELOPED FINE RAISED ITCHY RASH; AFTER US'G HOTEL SOAP, SHAMPOO, & SLEEP'G ON BEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| COCCYX CT-PT SLIPPED-FELL ON A SHEET ON THE FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| BEEN SLEEPING @ HOTEL REPORTS HAVING RXN FROM THE SHEETS, PRESENTS WITH FULL BODY RASH>>ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT CAUGHT TOE IN SHEET HANGING OFF OF BED AND FELL. DX: R KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| SLIPPED ON SATIN SHEETS AND FELL, C/O BILATERAL KNEE PAIN, FELL IN BATH ROOM, ON KNEES AND LOW BACK. DX-KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Insect induced injuries |
| PT STAYING AT HOTEL WHEN SAW BED BUGS ON SHEETS. BITTEN AND NOW ITCHY. CHANGED ROOMS. D:BED BUGS, SCABIES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| FRACTURE FOOT - 35 YO FEMALE STATES THAT HER RIGHT LITTLE TOE GOT TWIST ED IN THE SHEETS AND FOOT WAS INJURED WHEN SHE YANKED ON SHEETS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| DX L PHALANGEAL FX: PRESENTS AFTER CATCH'G FOOT IN SHEETS. PULLED COVERS AND FELT PAIN OVER L ASPECT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| FINGER FX-FELT PAIN WHILE TUCKING IN SHEETS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT.INJ.UPPER BACK AT HOME WHEN PUTTING SHEETS ON BED. DX; THORACIC STRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PATIENT GOT TANGLED UP IN SHEET AND FELL, HIT HEAD. DX; 2 CM LACERATI ON TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| SLIPPED ON A BED SHEET LANDED ON OUTSTRETCHED (L) ARM DX- WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS TRYING TO HAND A SHEET ON WINDOW AND WENT THROUGH WINDOW FALLING 15 FT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SEIZURE D/O UNCONTROLLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PRESENTS WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT SIDED/NON RADIATING CHEST PAIN WHILE REMOVING LINEN>>CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Storm windows |
| PT AT HOME CAUGHT IN BED SHEET FALLING PUTTING ARM THROUGHT STORM WINDO W/ DX LAC L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Fans |
| CHANGING THE SHEETS ON SON'S BUNK BED AND FORGOT CEILING FAN WAS ON AN D RAISED UP INTO THE FAN. DX. LAC, CONT FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| CHEST RASH-SLEPT ON NEW BED SHEETS W/O LAUNDRYING THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| L 5TH FING FX/42YOF STS WAS SLEEPING AT HOME & REMEMBERS HAND BEING TAN GLED IN SHEET & FINGER HURT.IGNORED & WENT BACK TO SLEEP.WOKE W/PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT SUS SHOULDER PAIN WHILE HANDLING LINENS% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 40 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH SHEET CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT RUBBED EYE WITH SHEETS DX: ACUTE CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| STRAIN KNEE - 32 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH WORSENING LEFT KNEE PAIN - FROM KICKING OFF SHEETS IN BED THIS AM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| GOT R FOOT CAUGHT IN BED SHEETS AT HOME STRIKING IT ON BED FRAME AS SHE TRIED TO GET FOOT UNTANGLED DX R FOOT STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF RT INDEX FINGER - S/P DIRECT BLOW,PT HIT FINGER PULLING SHEET YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT SLEPT ON NEW SHEETS, C/O OF RASH TO LEGS, ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| 36 YO PUTTING SHEET ON BED INJURED BACK STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT W/PAIN R EYE, FB SENSATION POSSIBLY FROM SHEET ON BED LAST PM. DX. R CORNEAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Bed rails |
| PT CAUGHT R FOOT IN SHEET, FELL OVER BED RAIL AT HOME. DX. STRAIN LUMB AR, R ANKLE AND KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 48 YO FEMALE USED NEW SHEETS DONATED FROM CHURCH SCABIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS CHANGING CRIB SHEETS AND FELT A POP IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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