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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,146
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LAC BACK OF L LEG; SITTING ON COUCH & CUT LEG ON SPRING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Pins and needles |
| PT STAES SHE TRIPPED OVER SOFA AN FELL ON A NEEDLE DX UPPER LEG FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF OF A COUCH AND SUS A UPPER LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CHILD JUMPED OFF COUCH WRESTLING WITH SIBLING MOM HEARD PT SCREAM PT WITH LEG SWOLLEN. DX LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF OF THE SOFA AT HOME, FX RT FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT JUMPED FROM COUCH WITH RT KNEE BUCKLED UNABLE TO WALK WITH RT THIGH SWELLING, FX/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT CUT THIGH ON SCREW STICKING OUT FROM COUCH AT HOME; THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT TRIED TO JUMP OVER A COUCH AND SUS A UPPER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH DX, FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT JUMPED OFF COUCH AT HOME, CLUTCHING LEG; THIGH SPRAIN, CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CONTUSION (R) THIGH, MOTHER STS PT FELL BEHIND THE COUCH & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN ON (R) HIP, KNEE, THIGH, LIMITED ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| STRAIN R LEG; PT ROLLED UNDER COUCH & WHEN MOM PULLED HIM OUT, SHE FELT A 'POP' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL-HIT THIGH ON COUCH-SOFT TISSUE INJURY THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FATHER SAYS 6YOLD SIBLING PICKED UP PT AND PUT DOWN ON COUCH AND RIGHT LEG WENT OUTWARD IN FUNNY POSTION. DX R FEMUR FX SUSPECT ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 2 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Windows or window glass |
| 2 YOM GOT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN COUCH AND WINDOWDX CONTUSION L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL AGAINST A COUCH AND LAC UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT BORN WITHOUT R LEG, HAD L FOOT REMOVED AT 8 MO. OLD, GETTING OF F COUCH AT HOME, HIT FLOOR HEARD HIP POP; FX LOW END FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PLAYING WITH BROTHER AT HOME AND FELL OFF COUCH INJURING LEG. DX: SPRA IN, CONTUSION UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AFTER GETTING UP FROM SOFA ONTO FLOOR DX. FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| BILATERAL THIGH CONTUSION.PT WAS MOVING A COUCH AND DROPPED HIS END AND INJURED THIGHS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT GOT UP FROM COUCH AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL, L FEMORAL NECK FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELT SOMETHING POP WHEN SHE SAT ON THE SOFA AT HOME.DX-RIGHT FE MUR PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 3 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: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT. FELL OFF COUCH, PAIN & SWELLING TO LEFT LEGDX: LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF COUCH @DAYCARE ON CARPETED FLOOR WITH LT FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT WITH FEMUR FX, FELL FROM COUCH 2 WEEKS AGO, ABUSE SUSPECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| BEING PULLED AT 5MPH BY A TRUCK WHILE SITTING ON A COUCH AND HIT ALIGHT POLE. DX FX FEMUR AND PATELLA, FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LEG LACERATION - WAS WALKING PAST THE COUCH AND LACERATED LEFT UPPER LE G ON A UPHOLSTRY TACK THAT WAS STICKING OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT JUMPED OFF COUCH 1 MONTH AGO, STILL HAVING LEG PAIN, LEG GIVES OUT; THIGH PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT JUMPED OFF OF THE COUCH AND HURT HIS UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| KNEELING ON COUCH AND STEPPED BACK ONTO FLOOR AND STRAINED THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER COUCH AND FELL. D: FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME WHEN PLAYING; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 61 YOF FELL HITTING COUCH FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PAIN IN L LEG; JUMPED OFF COUCH, HAS BEEN FAVORING LEG SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 8 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| DIRECT BLOW TO R UPPER LEG-FELL FROM COUCH 1 HR PTA DX-ACUTE CONTUSION R UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT PRESENT W/FEVER TAKING OC COLD MEDS. WALKING W/LIMP,SOFA FELL ON L THIGH LAST PM. DX:URI, L THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| $LEFT UPPER LEG CONTUSION,VERTIGO.PT WAS DIZZY AND HIT UPPER LEG O N A COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| GETTING OFF COUCH AT HOME, DOG BUMPED LEG AND FELT POP IN THIGH. DX: HAMSTRING STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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