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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 291
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 10YOF TRIED TO HANG SELF W/SHEET OR SCARF BUT WAS STOPPED, STATES TAKIN G 3 WHITE PILLS, POSSIBLY ***,TRIED STABBING SELF W/PENCIL; INGEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 6 Y/O F TRIP AND FALL CARRYING A SHEET FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Ceilings and walls |
| SLIPPED ON A SHEET AND HIT HEAD ON WALL. DX-SCALP LACERATION MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Televisions |
| WAS TRYING TO PUT A SHEET UNDER THE TV, & THE TV FELL ON HIS 3 MIDDLE FINGERS, OF RT HAND. HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Nonelectric blankets |
| PILLOWCASE STUFFED WITH BLANKET GOT CAUGHT ON HAND WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| CAUGHT HAND IN SHEETS;DX FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| HURT FINGER WHILE TUGGING ON BED SHEETS. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT BEING FLUNG UP IN THE AIR BY A SHEET AND MISSED IT ON THE WAY DOWN F RACTURED RIGHT CLAVICLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Ceilings and walls |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SHEET AND RAN INTO WALL, SUSTAINED ORBITAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Pillows |
| 9 YOM HAVING A PILLOW FIGHT, STRUCK ON HEAD AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION FROM THE ZIPPER OF THE PILLOWCASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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