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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,482
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| 20 M O F FELL OFF COUCH LANDED ON FLOOR ON ARM. DX FX L HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 88YOF-CONTUSION RIGHT UPPER ARM-FELL GETTING UP FROM COUCH AT HOME-FELT SHAKY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| 19 MONTH OLD MALE INFANT FELL OFF SOFA LANDING ON FLOOR; CONTUSION, RIG HT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 2 YO F FELL & HIT ARM AGAINST COUCH, NOW NOT MOVING ARM. DX UPPER ARM S TRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF SOFA DX. HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL FROM A COUCH ABOUT 30MIN AGO INJURING L ARM. INJURY L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 59 YO F STANDING ON COUCH HANGING CURTAINS SLIPPED AND FELL NO LOC. DX IMPACTED HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURE HUMERUS PROXIMAL - 3 YOM FELL OFF SOFA APPROX 12 INCHES HEIGHT , INJURY TO LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED UPPER ARM WHENF ELL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT. JUMPED ON DAD'S BACK FROM COUCH & MISSED, HURT RT. ARM DX: RT. SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH TODAY ONTO UPPER LEFT ARM DX: LT. HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED UPPER ARM WHEN FELL OFF COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 11 YO F LIFTING COUCH FELL ON UPPER ARM CONTUSION UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LIFTING COUCH YEST & HEARD SOMETHING POP IN R SHOULDER R ELBOW PAIN. DX R/O BICEPS TENDON RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH FRIEND AT HOME, HIT ON ARM BY FRIEND, OR HIT ARM O N COUCH; HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| HUMERUS FRACTURE - 6 MOF WITH HUMERUS INJURY, ? FALL OFF COUCH, UNWITNE SSED, AT BABYSITTER'S, ? IF INTENTIONAL, ? IF ANOTHER CHILD FELL ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 10 YOF FELL HIT ARM ON COUCH CONTUSION L UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME ONTO RIGHT ELBOW DX: SUPRACOND. FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Beds |
| PT DEVELOPED L ARM NUMBNESS AND FELL TRANSFERING FROM COUCH TO BED, NUM BNESS L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SUST FX TO ARM WHILE PLAYING ON A COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables |
| GOT UP FROM COUCH TO ANSWER DOOR BELL TRIPPED OVER COFFEE TABLE UPPER A RM PAIN...FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| MVA RESTRAINED DRIVER, TRYING TO AVOID A COUCH IN THE ROAD, CAR ROLLED ONTO THE ROOF, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FX UPPER ARM WHEN HE FELL OFF OF A COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL IN LIVING ROOM THIS A.M. & LANDED ON FACE, TRIED TO CATCH SELFO N COUCH & TWISTED LT SHOULDER. ACUTE PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT ROLLED OFF COUCH ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME; HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED UPPER ARM ON COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS GETTING UP OFF THE COUCH & LEANED ON HER ARM & DISLOCATED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT PULLED OFF COUCH ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME BY 2 YR. OLD SISTE R; ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL GETTING OFF COUCH - FRACTURE HUMEROUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LT HUMERUS FX-AT NURSING HOME-FELL AND HIT COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FETTING UP OFF COUCH AND FELL LANDING ON LT ARM AND HIT HAND ON FIREPLA CE DX: LT PROXIMAL TO MID HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FRACTURED UPPER ARM WHEN FELL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL FROM SOFA AND FX UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| HOLDING ON TO EDGE OF SOFA AND FELL LANDING ON L ARM DX FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT MOVED COUCH. DX: L BICEPS TENDONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURED UPPER ARM WHEN FELL FROM COUCH TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH ARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL GETTING UP FROM COUCH, FX L HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| CELLULITIS R LE WITH EDEMA,R ARM INJURY - SLIPPED OFF COUCH,JAMMED ARM INTO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT C/O LEFT ARM PAIN X1 HOUR - PT FELL OFF ARM REST OF COUCH. D: SUPR ACONDYLAR HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT HAS ARM NUMBNESS SINCE FALLING ASLEEP ON COUCH. D: ARM NUMBNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL ON COUCH. DX: GREENSTICK FX L HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF THE COUCH. DX LEFT HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME HITTING THE COUCH. DX-FRACTURE HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT HURT RIGHT ARM WHEN FELL OFF COUCH. D: PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACT URE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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