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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 551
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 60 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Containers |
| DX:CHEST CONTUSION. CARRYING BOX OF BOOKS WHE IT FELL ON R SIDE OF CHES T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 51 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: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| RIB FXS-WHEN PT LIFTED HEAVY STACK OF BOOKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| SPRAINED CHEST WHEN CARRYING BOOKS AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 14 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| RIB PAIN AFTER CARRYING 60 LB BOOKS. DX CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 23 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT C/O PAIN LT SIDE OF CHEST/BACK AND RT ARM AFTER LIFTING BOOKCASE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 19 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 19YOF CHEST PAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOOKS. DX: CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Clothing accessories |
| TRIPPED, FELL WHILE WALKING ACROSS CHURCH PARKING LOT ONTO BOOK, PURSE INJURING RIBS. DX: SUSPECT FRACTURED RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 47 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 47 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEST WALL CONTUSION. PT FELL FLAT ON SOME BOOKS. E8 889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 55 YO FEMALE HEARD POP WHILE PICKING UP MAGAZINE ACUTE LEFT CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Containers |
| FELL HITTING CHEST ON BOX OF BOOKS DX: FRACTURE TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| FELL HIT CHEST ON A BOOK - ETOH INTOXICATION ADMITTED LEFT RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 95 YO F FELL, STRUCK CHEST ON STACK OF BOOKS. DX STERNUM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 47 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PTY HAD BOOKS FALL ONTO CHEST DX; CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| TRIP ON MAGAZINES & HIT WOODEN COUCH MULTIPLE RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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