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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 750
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS RUNNING DOWN HALL AND HIT KNEE ON CORNER OF DRESSER. DX: R FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT CUT UPPER LEG ON METAL DRESSER HANDLE. DX.LACERATION UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 15 YO FEMALE HAD A DESK FALL ON HER AT SCHOOL. DX THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS ON A CRUISE SHIP AND THE DRESSER IN THE CABIN WAS THROWN ON TOP OF PT. DX THIGH FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS AT GRANDMAS HOUSE WHEN HE RAN INTO AN OPENED DRESSER DRAWER. HAS LAC TO HIS R UPPER LEG. DX LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT THIGH ON DESK CONTUSION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 24 YOM, DRESSER FELL ON THIGH , THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 7 YOM HAD DESK FALL ON LEG AT BARBERSHOP FRACTURE FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRAUMATICALLY IMPLANTED 2.5 CM SPLINTER L POSTERIOR THIGH:GETTING UP IN TO BACK OF TRUCK,PULLING 2 DRESSERS,SPLINTER THROUGH HIS JEANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SUST LAC TO THIGH ON DRESSER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL AGAINST METAL DESK. DX: THIGH LAC, HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| WALKED INTO DESK AT SCHOOL. DX- UPPER LEG CONTUSION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT A DRESSER AND FELL ONTO BOTTOM C/O INJURING RIGHT LEG. DX: FEMUR FRACTURE,FALL. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RUNNING IN KITCHEN AND RAN INTO A DRAWER HAS LAC TO R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSION TO LEFT THIGH - MOVING DRESSER, SLIPPED AND FELL WITH DRESSER LANDING ON THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO THIGH/PELVIS WHEN FELL OFF DESK ONTO FLOOR AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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