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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 923
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| RUNNING TO ANSWER PHONE AND FELL. DX- MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LYING DOWN REACHED QUICKLY FOR THE PHONE FELT A "POP" IN CHEST DX: CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 95 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs |
| 95YOWF-CHEST CONTUSION-REACHING FOR PHONE AT HOME-FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN IN CHAIR-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WAS TALKING ON PHONE AND TRIPPED OVER CEMENT BARRIER IN FRONT OF HOSPIT AL AND CONTUSED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT REACHED FOR TELEPHONE AND HAD CHEST PX. DX: CHEST PX ATYPICAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 53 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE AND BECAME INCOHERENT AND TRIPPED OVER CORD DX; TIA, CARDIO VASCULAR ACCIDENT CVA ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 8 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Computers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD PULLING DESKTOP COMPUTER ON TOP OF HER C HEST, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 92 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER PHONE CORD DX: LEFT UPPER CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 53 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT REACHING FOR PHONE, SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR.D : CHEST CONTUSIO N, SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 23 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT FELL ON CELL PHONE AT FOOTBALL GAME, CONTUSION R PARATHORACIC BACK,C HRONIC BACK PAIN WITH FIBROMYALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CHEST PAIN-AT LOCAL MOTEL-TALKING ON CELL PHONE-STRUCK BY LIGHTNING- DURING A TORNADO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 45 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT. REACHED OVER COUCH YEST TO GET PHONE, HAD RIB PAIN. DX. CONT CHEST . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs |
| 85 YOWF WAS HURRYING TO GET THE PHONE, WHEN SHE FELL TO KNEES STRIKING CHEST ON A CHAIR. DX. MULT RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 16 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TALKING ON PHONE AND FELT SUDDEN ONSET OF SHARP PAIN. LT. MID CHEST . D X. ACUTE COSTOCHONDRITIS CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSION CHEST - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH SHARP PAIN IN LATERAL CHEST AND REPORTS COUGHING FIT WHILE DRIVING CAR & HOLDING CELL PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| SPRAIN (L) RIB AREA, PT STS TRIPPED OVER A TELEPHONE CORD, C/O CHESTPAI N, SOB, NO REDNESS OR SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 16 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSED RIBS WHEN PHONE THROWN BY SIBLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 79 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES - TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN ANSWERING TELEPHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRIPPED AND FELL RUNNING TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE DX: T9/T10 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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