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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,563
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| NO APPARENT INJURY-FELL IN BATHTUB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT. LOST BALANCE IN SHOWER, FELL LAST NIGHT NO LOC. HX. DIABETES. DX. H YPOGLYCEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 89 YOWF FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER. DX MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AN D ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 17 YO FEMALE PASSED OUT IN SHOWER AT CASINO SYNCOPE- CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT DX MUSCLE STRAIN - PT SLIPPED AND FELL INSIDE HIS BATHTUB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 27 YO FEMALE FELL IN BATHROOM WHILE CLEANING BATHTUB - PREGNANT MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Soaps |
| URTICARIA.PT WAS IN SHOWER AND USED A NEW SOAP AND NOW SKIN IS RED AND ITCHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| ACUTE DYSPNEA, ASTHMA VS ANXIETY ATTACK - STARTED WITH ASTHMA ATTACK THIS AM - IN BATHROOM SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING CHEST ON BATHTUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB 1 WEEK PRIOR DX: WEAKNESS CARDIO VASCULAR A CCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL IN SHOWER. DX-NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| MULTI CONTUSIONS WHEN FELL AND STRUCK TUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| MULTI CONTUSIONS WHEN FELL IN SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Chairs |
| S/P FALL. PT FELL WHEN GOING TO CHAIR IN SHOWER IN NURSING HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| OBS FOR INJURY AFTER FALLING IN THE SHOWER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FAL;INJURIES/85YOF FELL IN BATHTUB AND COULD NOT GET OUT. WAS THERE FOR 3 HOURS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 18 YO FEMALE FELL IN SHOWER ONE HOUR AGO - SEIZURE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Rugs or carpets |
| 52 YO FEMALE FELL AFTER GETING OUT OF TUB AND SLIPPED ON BATH MAT DJD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| S/P FALL . PT FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FAL, PREGNANCY CHECK, FELL IN SHOWER LAST NIGHT, DOCTOR TOLD PATIENT TO COME IN AND GET CHECKED, 17 WEEKS PREGNANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WITH INJURIES TO SHOULDER/WRIS/BACKSIDE AFTER FALLING IN BATHTUB DX:MULTIPLE BODY CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| S/P FALL. PT FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 21 YOF FELL IN BATHTUB DIAGNOSIS NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| MULTI CONTUSIONS WHEN FELL IN THE SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| MULTI CONTUSIONS WHEN FELL IN TUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL IN SHOWER, NECK/R ELBOW PAIN, STATES PASSED OUT DX: SYNCOPE MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| MULTIPLE BODY TRAUMA..PT.SUFFER A FALL IN THE BATHTUB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Soaps |
| DERMATITIS.PT WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND USING A NEW SOAP AND NOW SKIN IS RED AND ITCHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT FELL IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME. LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER - MULTI CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FAINTED IN THE SHOWER, DENIES ANY INJURY. DIAG WAS NEAR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| SYNCOPE, FALL - 75 YOF GOT UP TO TAKE SHOWER BECAUSE UNABLE TO SLEEP, F ELL AND WAS FOUND IN THE MORNING BY HUSBAND, FEW MINUTES TO BE ALERT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS GETTING OUT OF SHOWER AT HOME WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON LT SIDE; MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS LT SIDE OF BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| NEAR SYNCOPE - 15 YOF STATES SHE HAD REMOVED A TAMPON LEFT IN OVERNIGHT , GOT WEAK, FELL X2, AGAIN LATER, FELL AFTER GETTING OUT OF SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| 66 YO MALE SLIPPED AND FELL OUT OF BATHTUB AT ***MULTIPLE ABRASIONS MULTIPLE ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL IN THE SHOWER AND INJURED SELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| S/P FALL. PT FELL IN BATHTUB AT HOME . ETOH, |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT IN A SHOWER AND PASSED OUT AND FELL DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL IN BATHTUB - GROUND LEVEL FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL IN BATHTUB AND WAS THERE FOR 2 DAYS. DX: FALL, DEHYDRATION, SACRAL DECUBITUS, ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| MULTI CONTUSIONS WHEN FELL IN SHOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL IN BATHTUB - ? FREQUENT FALLS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT BECAME DIZZY IN SHOWER DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| PT SLID DOWN INTO TUB WEDGED IN, SLIP AND FALL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| GROUND LEVEL FALL IN SHOWER LAC NS PT LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials |
| S/P FALL. PT FELL OUT OF SHOWER TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bathtubs or showers |
| DEHYDRATION; REPEATED FALLS, STATES WAS BENDING OVER TO WASH HAIR IN TUB AT HOME, LOST BALANCE AND FELL BESIDE TUB, UNABLE TO GET UP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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