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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,584
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| 45 YO MALE LIFTED TELEVISION AT HOME THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| INJURED BACK MOVING FLAT SCREEN TV DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 46 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| SUDDEN ONSET OF CP&SOB WHILE WATCHING TV, " CHEST PAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| INJURED WHILE HELPING SOMEONE CARRY A TV. DX. CHEST WALL PAIN AND RIB C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions, Stairs or steps |
| LEFT 8TH RIB FX. PT WAS CARRYING A TV DOWN STEPS AND FELL INJURING RIBS . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 50 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 39 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT CAUGHT TV FROM FALLING, C/O OF UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| SUDDEN ONSET OF CP WHILE WATCHING TV " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 42 YO FEMALE BEGAN SHAKING WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| SUDDEN ONSET OF CP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CATCH A FALLING TV " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 48 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| SUDDEN ONSET OF SEVER SSCP WHILE WATCHING TV " CHEST PAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 31 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 43 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions, Television tables or stands |
| STRAINS UPPER BACK LIFTING TELEVISION STAND WITH TELEVISION ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions, Stairs or steps |
| BACK STRAIN-AFTER CARRYING TV UP STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT LIFTED A TV SET LAST EVENING STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| WALKING AROUND THE HOUSE, WATCHING TV, SUDDEN ONSET OF CP " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| LEFT CHEST WALL STR. PT STRAINED CHEST WHEN LIFTING AN IMMOBILE TV WITH FATHER., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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: Televisions |
| PT WATCHING T.V. SUDDEN ONSET OF CHEST PAIN W/ ARM/LEG WEAKNESS DX: CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| THORACIC STRAIN-TRIPPED ON TV REMOTE CONTROL-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 34 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions, Ladders |
| ON LADDER HOLDING TV AND FELL OFF ONTO SIDE WITH TV LANDING ON HIM RESU LTING IN SPLENIC INJ AND CHEST TRAUMA,HOLD TO OBSERVE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 26 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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: Televisions |
| PT WATHCING T.V. AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN DX: MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 35 YO MALE MOVED HEAVY TV AT HOME CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HAD DESK AND TV FALL ON HER; RIB CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL ON A TELEVISION AND HIT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING TELEVISION THORACIC SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| CHEST PAIN BEGAN WHILE WATCHING T.V. CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT LIFTED 36 INCH TV AND DROPPED IT PART WAY. JERKED BACK. WAS TRYING T O LIFT IT INTO ARMOIRE. D:THORACIC STRAIN, POSS. VERTEBRAL COMP. FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 45 YO MALE HAD CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV NON SPECIFIC CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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: Televisions |
| PT LAYING DOWN WATCHING T.V., HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF L RIB PAIN DX: CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TELEVISION CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| THORACIC STRAIN-C/O BACK PAIN AFTER TRYING TO LIFT A TELEVISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING TV AND SLIPPED ON STAIRS.F DX: DORSAL/LUMBAR STRAIN, CONT BACK/R ELBOW/R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 40 YO LIFTING TV ;C/O CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| THORACIC STRAIN-LIFTING A BIG SCREEN TV-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| ONSET OF CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME. DX; NEW ONSET UNSTABLE ANGINA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT C/O BACK PAIN YESTERDAY S/P LIFTED TELEVISION AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 41 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 45 YO MALE WAS DIZZY WHILE WATCHING TV AND PASSED OUT CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT RUSHING OUT OF BATHROOM & TRIPPED INTO TELEVSION @ HOME DX: CONTU RIGHT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions, Exercise equipment |
| PATIENT MOVED A T.V. SET AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND RODE A TREADMILL. SYMPTOMS THEN STARTED. DX: MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| PICKED UP HEAVY TELEVISION ONE WEEK AGO MOVING INTO HOUSE. RIB STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| LIFTED A TV RIGHT CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| WAS WATCHING TV AND STARTED HAVING CHEST PAIN. CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 44 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| FELL HITTING CW ON CORNER OF TV " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | 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: Televisions |
| PT WATCHING T.V. C/O ONSET OF CHEST PAIN, SOB DX: CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT LIFTED TV. DX: BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| 42 YO MALE FELL AND HIT CHEST ON TV CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| LT PARATHORACIC STRAIN: EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN, PICKED UP TELEVISION WITH ANOTHER PERSON YESTERDAY, BACK HURTING TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| TRIPPED FELL IN THE DARK HIT CHEST ON TV CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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