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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,302
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT ON VIDEO GAME THAT MOVED, HEARD CRACKING IN BACK, NOW NUMBNESS, TINGLING IN FINGERS; BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| BACK STRAIN-PT WAS PLAYING *** & WAS SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS.STOOD UP & FELT A SNAP IN LOWER BACK WITH CONSIDERABLE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PLAYING VIDEO GAMES WHEN HE INJURED HIP DX: STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT.C/O PAIN TO LOWER BACK RADIATING TO RT.FOOT WITH INABILITY TO LIFT ARM SUSTAIN WHEN COMPUTER FELL ON HER. DX- BACK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT TRYING TO ATTACH A VIDEO GAME TO TV WITH TV ENTERTAINMENT CENTER FAL LING ON BACK NOW C/O LOWER BACK/THIGH PN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LT HIP SYNOVITIS-PAIN AFTER PT TRIPPED ON A VIDEO GAME CORD-LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| FELL AT HOME AND LANDED ON A *** ON LOW BACK. DX. COCCYGEAL CONT, POSS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 26 YOF HAS BEEN STOOPING OVER COMPUTER FOR 4-5 HOURS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT CARRING A COMPUTER IN A PARKING LOT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A CURB ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| HAVING BACK PAIN FOR 3 DAYS. DENIES TRAUMA BUT CARRIES HEAVY LAP-TOP TO SCHOOL. @ ALL TIMES. DX: MUSCULAR BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| FELL CARRYING COMPUTER IN STORE DX. LS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| HELPING LIFT HARD DRIVE DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PAIN LIFTING COMPUTER DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| 46-YOM SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF SITTING AT HIS COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| CARRYING COMPUTER MONITOR AND FELT A PAIN IN BACK STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT WITH SHARP LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PICKING UP A COMPUTER AT HOME. D: LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT LEANED OVER COMPUTER. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 44 YOF INJURED LOWER BACK TRYING TO REMOVE COMPUTER FRO M CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT. HAS BEEN SITTING AT COMPUTER ALL DAY AT HOME AND DEVELOPED ONSET OF PAIN IN MIDDLE BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers, Furniture |
| PATIENT WITH TESTICULAR PAIN SINCE LIFTING COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MOVING HEAVY FURNITURE 5 DAYS AGO. D: INGUINAL HERNIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT WAS MOVING A COMPUTER CPU AND WAS TWISTING TO SET IT DOWN AND FELT A POP IN HIS LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: LIFTING LAPTOP OUT OF TRUNK OF CAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT LIFTING COMPUTER AT HOME AND INJURED BACK.DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN MOVING COMPUTER MONITER, ACUTE BACK PAIN LUMB AR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers, Chairs |
| PT TURNED FROM HIS COMPUTER GOT OUT OF THIS CHAIR AND BACK PAIN DEVELOP ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-STIFF AFTER SITTING AT COMPUTER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME-LOCALE NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| SAT UP ALL NIGHT AT COMPUTER LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT.INJ.LOWER BACK AT HOME WHEN LIFTING COMPUTER MONITER OFF FLOOR. DX; ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| STRAINED BACK SITTING FOR LONG PERIOD AT COMPUTER LOOKING FOR A JOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT MOVING CPU MONITOR INJURING LOWER BACK DX: LOWER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO TURN COMPUTER OFF AND HAD SUDDEN SHARP PA PAIN IN THE BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| BUTTOCK CONTUSION - TRIPPED OVER COMPUTER CORD AND FELL LANDING ON BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PAIN WHILE MOVING A COMPUTER DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers, Stairs or steps |
| BACK PAIN W/ RADIATION DOWN LT LEG ONSET 2 DAYS. CARRIED COMPUTER UP STAIRS FEW DAY AGO. DX; LUMBAR PAIN W/ RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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