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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,581
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 27 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS PINNED BY A DRESSER AND BROTHER WERE TRYING TO MOVE IT PT SUSTAI NED LEFT RIB INJURY-UPPER TRUNK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HELPING TO MOVE A DRESSER THREE DAYS AGO AND FELT A POP IN CHEST CO NTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 49 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 49YOF WAS HOME BENDING OVER HER DESK,HEARD A POP IN RIB AREA; RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 33 YOM PICKED UP COMPUTER DESK YESTERDAY ACUTE UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 40 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS MOVING DRESSER AND FELL ON UPPER CHEST, CONTUSION OF UPPER CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN MOVING DRESSER AT HOME DX: UPPER DORSAL BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 45 YOF WAS LIFTING A DRESSER AND FELT POP CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| ACUTE MYOFASCIAL (THORACIC) STRAIN AFTER LIFTING DRESSER ON 9/9/08. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STS A DRESSER FELL ON PT ,C/O BACK PAIN DX L THORACIC & LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 36 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LEFT SCAPULAR STRAIN-SUS INJ TO LEFT UPPER BACK AFTER LIFTING A DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFITNG HEAVY DRESSER/ CERVICAL , THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WITH SHOULDER/ARM PAIN SINCE MOVING A HEAVY DRESSER BY HERSELF 4 DAY S AGO. D:PECTORAL MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Computers |
| PT WITH STERNALPAIN WHICH BEGAN WHILE SITTING AT DESK WORKING ON COMPUT ER. D:GERD WITH LES SPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 34 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: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPETED FLOOR&FELL HITTING CHEST WALL AGAINST A CORNER OF ?DRESSER >>RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WITH CHEST WALL SPRAIN, WAS STRUCK BY A DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 29 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stairs or steps |
| DX LWBS: RIB INJ: MOV'G DRESSER UP STAIRS AND DRESSER FELL HIT PT IN L RIBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STATES WAS MOVING A COMPUTER DESK YESTERDAY NOW HAS BACK PAIN DX UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 47 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS LEANING OVER AN ARMOIRE AT HOME WHEN SHE FELT A POP IN HER CHEST . D: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS REACHING TO DRESSER FOR SOMETHING & HAD SUDDEN BACK PAIN DX: MID BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS MOVING DAUGHTER'S DRAWER AND BEGAN HAVING CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 31 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stairs or steps |
| PT SPRAINED HER UPPER BACK WHILE CARRYING A DRESSER ON STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 29 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT INJ BACK MOVING DESK STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL AGAINST THE CORNER ODF A DRESSER FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 50 YO PICKING UP DRESSER DRAWER HAS RIB PAIN STRAIN RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 47 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED IN BEDROOM - STRUCK DRESSER CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 37 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL AGAINST A DRESSER AT HOME HAS RIB PAIN CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 39 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME HITTING LEFT SIDE OF RIBS ON DESK, NOW HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING, RED AREA ALONGSIDE OF BACK, SPLEEN INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS MOVING AND GOT PINNED BETWEEN DRESSER AND WALL. DX: THORACIC STRAIN, R SHOULDER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT MOVED A DRESSER. DX: THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 29 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stairs or steps |
| DX CHEST PAIN: WARDROBE CLOSET FELL ON HIM WHILE MOVING IT UPSTAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 49 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL AND STRUCK CHEST ON EDGE OF BUREAU CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 37YOM WHILE SITTING AT THE DESK,STRUCK CHEST OFF DESK; CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 41 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stairs or steps |
| BACK CT-CARRYING DRESSER UP STEPS-DRESSER FELL ON PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL AGAINST DRESSER SUST RIB FX# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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