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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,020
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT JUMPED OFF COUCH FALLING ONTO LT ARM C/O PN, FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL FROM A COUCH AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX LOWER ARM CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CONTUSED FOREARM WHENF ELL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT'S BROTHER SAT DOWN ON SOFA ONTO PT'S LT ARM-C/O DEFORMITY/PAIN LT LOWER ARM; FRACTURE LT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| DX:FX L RADIUS/ ULNA. FELL OFF BACK OF COUCH LANDED ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT C/O ARM PAIN. PT FELL OFF OF BACK OF SOFA. DX FRACT RT RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CONTUSED FOREARM WHEN FELL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF OF A COUCH AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX LOWER ARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH DX: FX ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| RIGHT ARM SWOLLEN SINCE FALLING INTO THE SOFA. D: FALL /FRACTURE RADI US |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX LEFT FOREARM FRACTURE: FELL FROM COUCH (JUMPING ON IT) AND INJURED ARM ON FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD FELL FROM COUCH HURTING ARM DX LT LOWER ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED FOREARM WHEN FELL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL OFF COUCH AND HIT CARPETED FLOOR,FX FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| RUNNING AND FELL OFF THE COUCH AND LANDED ON HIS WRIST. DX LEFT FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT SITTING ON ARM OF COUCH AT HOME, FELL OFF BACKWARDS; FOREARM FX . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| JUMPING OFF COUCH AT HOME HURT ARM. DX RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL OFF COUCH WHEN PLAYING WITH SIBLING AT HOME YESTERDAY; FOR EARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED ARM ON SOFA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED ARM WHEN FELL OFF COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT@ NEIGHBORS HOUSE FELL OFF COUCH LANDING ON RIGHT ARM/WRIST. DX RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS /ULNA FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL HIT ARM ON SIDE OF COUCH DX: FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| JUMPED OVER COUCH, LANDED WRONG DX. FOREARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CHILD FELL OFF COUCH ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM/HAND. D: PROBABLE SALTER-HAR RIS I FX, DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LT FOREARM LAC-CUT ON METAL EDGE OF COUCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL OFF COUCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH A RM; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED ARM WHEN FELL OFF COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF OF A COUCH AND INJURED ARM. DX LOWER ARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Computers |
| R RADIUS FX, INJURY DISTAL FORE ARM, FELL AT HOME, LEANING OVER END OF SOFA, FELL OFF, STRIKING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT THROWN UP ON COUCH WHEN PLAYING WITH BROTHER-IN-LAW, LANDED ON BENT WRIST; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED ARM WHEN FELL FROM COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF SOFA AND FRACTURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| COUCH FELL ONTO PT'S ARM. DX: CONT R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH (PLAYING WITH SISTER) FX DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CHILD JUMPING ON COUCH AND HIT FOREARM ON WOODEN ARM. D: ULNA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME YESTERDAY, TRIED TO CATCH HERSELF USING ARM; FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT STRUCK ARM ON COUCH. DX: L ARM CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| JUMPED OFF COUCH;FX FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF OF A COUCH AND SUS A LOWER ARM SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME LAC R ARM ON STAPLE IN COUCH DX REPAIR LACERATIONS R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF OF A COUCH AND SUS A LOWER ARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT JUMPED OFF COUCH AT HOME YESTERDAY; FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURE FOREARM - 6 YOF FELL OFF COUCH INJURING LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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