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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,550
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47YOM FELL INTO DRESSER FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27YOM HELPED FRIEND MOVING DRESSER AND HURT CHEST CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | 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 INJURED BACK AFTER MOVING A HEAVY DRESSER, DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN MOVING DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 33 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, Furniture |
| RIB STR. PT STRAINED RIBS WHEN MOVING A DRESSER AND OTHER FURNITURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 50 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 WAS MOVING A DRESSER WHEN THE CORNER OF IT HIT HIM IN THE RIBS. DX. RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 50 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, Light bulbs |
| PT FELL OFF DESK WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB. DX: BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 31 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 MOVED A DRESSER. DX: CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 44 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 TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING SIDE AGAINST DRESSER ONE WEEK AGO. WAS DRUN K AT THE TIME. CONTINUED PAIN. DX:RIB CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF LT SIDED CHEST WALL PAIN WHILE PULLING ONTO A DESK DRAWER THAT STUCK>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| HELPING FRIEND MOVE, FELL INTO COMPUTER DESK & STRUCK LT SIDE. LT RIB PAIN. DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 34 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 |
| CHEST PAIN-SINCE HELPING CARRY A DRESSER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| C/O PERSISTENT CHEST WALL PAIN SINCE ACC STRUCK SELF ONTO CHEST WITH A DRAWER 2-3D AGO>>MS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING A DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 26 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PINNED BETWEEN BOOKCASE AND DRESSER AND BOOKCASE FELL ON HER BACK CAUSI NG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| BUMPED LEFT BREAST ON DRESSER YESTERDAY ABCESS LT BREAST * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT DX UPPER BACK SPRAAIN - S/P MOVING A DRESSER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 34 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 LIFTING DRESSER @ HOME, INJURING (L) SHOULDER DX;; THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 47 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: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| STUBLED&FELL 2D AGO HITTING CHEST WALL AGAINST THE EDGE OF A DESK, ADMI TS ETOH BINGE >>RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 27 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 |
| TRYING TO MOVE DRESSER,FELT A PULL IN BACK STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL BACKWARDS INTO DRESSER/ CONTUSION POSTERIOR THORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHEST WALL INJURY FROM LIFTING DESK, RIGHT ANTERIOR CHEST WALL. DX-ACUTE CHEST WALL CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 28 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 WITH CHEST WALL CONTUSION, FELL ONTO DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 49 YOM MOVED A DRESSER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST AND RIGHT RIBS - FELL ONTO END OF CHEST OF DRAWERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 37 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX SPRAIN THORACIC REGION: C/O ONSET OF L UPPER BACK PN W MOV'G CHEST (FURNITURE) & SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPED L-SIDED PARATHORAIC MM SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Tables |
| 39YO HISP FEMALE FELL,HIT HEAD ON TABLE OR DESK,LANDED ON RIBS AT FRIENDS HOUSE, DX RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 37 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 |
| DRESSER FELL ONTO PT'S CHEST. DX: CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 42 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT DEVELOPED MID BACK PAIN WHILE SITTING AT DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 38 YOM WAS MOVING CHINA CLOSET DOWN STEPS ACUTE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS MOVING A DRESSER AND FELL HITTING CHEST WALL, CONTUSION TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 43 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 |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK - 43 YO FEMALE CO UPPER BACK PAIN - STATES ONSET WHEN LIFTING A HEAVY CHEST - PAIN RADIATES INTO SHOULDERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL AND HIT L BREAST ON A DRESSER DX- HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FX RIBS WHEN FELL INTO A DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| DX AYTPICAL CHEST PAIN: L SIDED CP X 4D. INC'D TON S/P MOV'G A DRESSOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 28 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, Stairs or steps |
| MOVING DRESSER UP SOME STAIRS, DRESSER SLIPPED HIT LT SIDE DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 39 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF SUBSTERNAL CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO THE LEFT SHOULDE R WHILE LIFTING HEAVY DRAWERS OF A BUREAU>>CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| CHEST PAIN FALLING AGAINST DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT SPRAINED HER UPPER BACK WHILE MOVING A DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 26 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 PLAYING WITH BOYFRIEND AND FELL INTO A DRESSER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 Y/O C/O LOW BACK PAIN TRIPPED AND FELL ON CORNER OF DRESSER, DX-RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Pens and pencils |
| WHILE AT SCHOOL SIYYING AT THE DESK, HE LEANED OVER TO PICK UP A PENCI L UP OFF THE FLOOR AND STARTED HAVING RIB PAIN. CONTUSION TO RIB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| COSTOCHONDRITIS/42YOM, RESIDENT OF ***, WAS LIFTINGA DRESSER YESTERDAY AND FELT PULL. NOW C/O L CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 47 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| COSTOCHONDRITIS;URI/47YOF BEGAN W/RIB PAIN 4 WKS AGO. MOVED A DRESSER 5 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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