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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,009
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| 18MO FEMALE CAUGHT FOOT ON COMFORTER OF BED;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Doorsills or frames |
| 51 YOF SLIPPED ON COMFORTER AND HIT RIGHT KNEE AGAINST DOOR FRAME SUSTA INING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT STATES SHE WAS CUTTING RUNS OF GUILTS AND CUT IT W/A RAZOR BALADE, T IP OF FINGER AVULSED AND BLEEDING. DX. AVULSION L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| LEFT HIP FRACTURE - SLIPPED/TRIPPED ON BEDSPREAD AND FELL IN HOSPITAL ROOM WHERE HER HUSBAND WAS HAVING A SLEEP STUDY LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED ON A QUILT STRIKING ARM ON DRESSER 3-4 DAYS AGO.DX: R ARM S KIN TEAR 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT REPORTS SHANKING OUT A COMFORTER AND TRIPPED AND FELL. PT C/O R HIP .FEMUR PAIN. DX. R HIP FX, FEMORAL NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 82 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: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM BY TRIPPING ON BEDSPREAD & STRIK ING AGAINS A DRESSER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 81 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: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT C/O RT HIP PAIN FOR 2 DAYS, GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON BEDSPREAD & FELL ONTO RT SIDE. DX - SUPRAPUBIC RAMI FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Ceilings and walls |
| GETTING UP AND TRIPPED OVER QUILT HITTING FOREHEAD ON WALL. DX: CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO SHOULDER AND WRIST WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HER BEDSPREAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT SLIPPED N BEDSPREAD AND FELL BACKWARDS, RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 91 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: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Floors or flooring materials |
| ACUTE R HIP FX:THINKS TRIPPED OVER BEDSPREAD,FELL ONTO FLOOR ON R HIP COULD NOT GET UP OFF THE FLOOR, ON FLOOR ALL DAY, FOUND BY NEIGHBOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| TOE FX-61 Y/O M-SNAGGED TOE ON A QUILT-FELL-TWISTED TOE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| SLIPPED ON BEDSPREAD DX: FACE AND PELVIC CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Floors or flooring materials |
| 73 YOF GOT TANGLED UP IN BEDSPREAD AND FELL TO THE FLOOR LANDING ON LEF T HIP SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRAUMATIC BURSITIS-TRIPPED ON A BEDSPREAD AND FELL-STATES SHE MAY HAVE HIT KNEE ON DRESSER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT WAS MAKING A QUILT AND INJURED THUMB. DX: SEVERE LEFT THUMB PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT SPRAINED A FINGER BY CATCHING IT IN A BEDSPREAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| 94 YOF, TRIPPED ON BEDSPREAD,FELL, FRACTURE HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| BENDING PICKING UP COMFORTER SET FELT PULL IN BACK BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT TRIPPED ON BEDSPREAD AND FELL INTO METAL SHELF INJURING HEAD AT HOME DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED ON BED COMFORTER LANDING ONTO FLOOR C/O L HIP PAI N DX FRACTURE L HIP* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| 68YOF AT HOME GOT CAUGHT UP IN BEDSPREAD LANDED ON OUTSTRETCHED LT ARM;FOREARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 46 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: Other |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Beds or bedframes |
| ACUTE EXACERBATION CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: 46YOF PULLED A COMFORTER UP ON BED, DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| 63YO WHITE FEMALE STS 5DAYS AGO GOT FOOT TANGLED IN A BEDSPREAD,TWISTED LEG - R SHIN PAIN, DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Sewing basket articles |
| L THUMB PAIN PROB. 2ND TO TENDONITIS OR OVERUSE SYNDROME:62YOF,HEADACHE L THUMB PAIN,STATES DOES A LOT OF KNITTING, DOING A LOT OF AFGHANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| C/O LT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER FOLDING COMFORTER. COSTOCHONDRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SLIPPED ON A COMFORTER ON THE FLOOR AND HIT HEAD ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| HEAD CONTUSION,LEFT HAND LAC.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED O VER A QUILT AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| GOING TO BAHROOM AT HOME CAUGHT FOOT IN CORNER OF BREADSPREAD FRACTURE OF HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| CAUGHT TOE IN BED SKIRT TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Other ranges or ovens |
| PT TRIPPED OVER QUILT ON THE FLOOR & HIT HEAD ON STOVE AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Doors |
| HEAD CONTUSION.PT CAUGHT FOOT ON THE END OF A BEDSPREAD AND HIT AND HIT HEAD ON A DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT TRIPPED ON A TORN PIECE OF BEDSPREAD & FELL DX; (R) FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT HAS BEEN PUTTING BATTING FROM HER QUILT IN HER NOSE AT NIGHT. REMOVE D SOME IN NOSE. STILL IN NOSTRILS. CONGESTED, NOSE BLEED. DX FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| QUILTING AND GOT HER FOOT CAUGHT IN IT AND FELL, HAS HIP FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| SHOULDER DISL. WHEN PULLING COMFORTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| MAKING HIS BED,SLIPPED ON COMFORTER,LANDED ON CARPETED SURFACE,ON *** DX:ELBOW LAC,KNEE ABRASION,PROLONGED PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| L NASAL BONE FX: L KNEE SPRAIN & CONTUSION: TRIPPED OVER L LEG ON BEDSPREAD, FELL, LANDING ON KNEE,HIT FACE ON DRAWER BESIDE BED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| TRIPPED ON BEDSPREAD WALKING FROM BEDROOM TO BEDROOM LOST BALANCE CAUGHT SELF W/ HAND FRACTURE LEFT RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| HURT BACK LIFTING BED TOPPER BACK STRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| KNEE STRAIN-TWISTED LEG IN A HEAVY QUILT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 83 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: Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| HIP CT-CAUGHT FOOT IN BEDSPREAD-FELL ON HIP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bedspreads, throws or comforters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| INJURED WHILE TIGHTENING A QUILT RACK AT HOME.. STRAIN, LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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