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Accidents - Scales - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,527
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:471Head:297
Foot:179Toe:144
Upper Trunk:106Knee:86
Upper Arm:70Shoulder:68
Face:36Lower Arm:30
Ankle:15Hand:15
Wrist:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2009Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN A PRODUCE SCALE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD AT STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2009Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
FELL TRYING TO GET ON BATHROOM SCALE AND LOST BALANCE SPRAINING ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2009Age: 105 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
FELL GETTING OFF SCALE. DX-MINOR HEAD INJURY, AGE 105
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
FOOT LAC, PT INJURED FOOT WHEN STEPPING OFF A SCALE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT FELL HIT HEAD ON SCALE @ HOME REC FACIAL CONTUSION DX: FACIAL CONTUS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
TODAY @ PMD, SYNCOPED&FELL FROM THE TABLE STRIKING HEAD ONTO THE SCALE, +LOC>> CHI/DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
FELL WHEN GETTING ON SCALES;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
83YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE USING A SCALE - FX RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/20/2009Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
R UPPER ARM LAC/90YOF AT HOME TRIED TO STEP ON BATHROOM SCALE, SCALE MO VED & PT FELL BACKWARDS TO FLOOR, LANDING IN LAUNDRY BASKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER BATHROOM SCALE AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, R 10TH RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
81YFC GETTING OFF SCALE KNEE GAVE OUT C/O FOOT PAIN/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2009Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
GOT DIZZY AND FELL WHILE STANDING ON SCALE IN DIALYSIS. DX. DIZZINESS, SHOULDER CONTUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
ON SCALE TO BE WEIGHED AT DIALYSIS AND WAS SHAKY AND FELL STRIKING KNEE RESULTING IN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
FACE CT-FELL OFF SCALES WHILE WEIGHING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales, Tables
PT SLIPPED OFF A SCALE AND HIT HER HEAD ON A TABLE AND THEN ON THE BED DX: SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
PT WAS A PT IN 4OPC,PT GOT ON A SCALE AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON BAC K OF HEAD C/O BEING LIGHTHEADED. DX: SEPSIS,LEFT FOOT ULCER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/29/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - S/P PT HIT HEAD ON A SCALE IN STORE PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT INJURDED WHEN FELL OUT AT DR OFFICE FELL AND HEAD HIT SCALE DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/22/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
LOST BALANCE&FELL FROM STANDING POSITION SCRAPING ARM ONTO A SCALE, NOW WITH SLURRED SPEECH, H/O IDDM ON INSULIN>>ABRS/CONTS/HYPOGLYCEMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/19/2009Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT DX HAND LACERATION - CUT HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIFT A SCALE AT HOME PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2009Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
84 YOF, LOST BALANCE STEPPING OFF SCALE, FRACTURE SPINE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/02/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
10Y/O,F,HIT BY ARM OF A METAL SCALE, LAC. SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS STEPPING ONTO A SCALE YEST WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO FLOOR ON HER L WRIST. HAS PAIN. DX L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT WAS TRYING TO WEIGH HERSELF AT HOME WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF THE SCALE & LOST BALANCE FALLING ON BUTTOCKS.DX: S/P FALL,COCCYX SPRAIN.ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/12/2009Age: 92 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR WHILE GETTING ON SCALE/ FALL, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2009Age: 97 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT. FELL WHILE THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO WEIGH HER- *** RESIDENTDX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN FELL AFTER TRIPPING ON A SCALE AT THE HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT KICKED A BATHROOM SCALE. DX: R FOOT CONT/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2009Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
FELL GETTING OFF SCALE/ FX SACRUM,PUBIC RAMUS, LT ACETABULUM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/21/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT STEPPING UP ON A SCALE AT HOME AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO BUTTOCKS CO NTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2009Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Chairs
FELL OFF CHAIR AND HIT METAL SCALE AT DOCTORS OFFICE. DX FACE LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
HIT TOES ON THE RIGHT FOOT ON THE BATRROOM SCALES, C/O PAIN. ALSO C/O RT KNEE SWELLING. DX RT KNEE STRAIN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
BUMPED TOE ON A SCALE IN THE HALL FRACTURE RIGHT THIRD TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT WAS WEIGHING HERSELF ON SCALES AT HOME WHEN SHE STEPPED BACKWARDS AN D FELL. DX. LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2009Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
91 YOF FELL WHILE STEPPING ON SCALE AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/22/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Scales
60 YO M SUBLINGUAL HEMATOMA AVULSION FRACTURE TO TOE KICKED SCALE IN BATHROOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2009Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
FELL, GETTING ON SCALE AFTER DIALYSIS DX: LOW BACK & KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT WAS PRESSING DOWN ON A SCALE WITH BOTH HANDS AS HARD AS HE COULD WHE N HE FELT A POP IN HIS SHOULDER. HAS PAIN SINCE. DX L SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2009Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
28 Y/O C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO PUT CHILD ON SCALES AT M.D.'S OFFICE. DX-STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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