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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,144
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2007 | 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 |
| FELL OFF COUCH FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 36 years | 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 |
| 36YOM WAS HOME ON LYING ON THE COUCH,WENT TO TURN,DEVELOPED PAIN IN UPPER LEG;MUSCULAR LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| FELL OFF COUCH, HOLDING L LEG DX; LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 63 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 |
| PAIN TO R LEG AFTER FALLING OFF COUCH DX; THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT FELL OFF OF SOFA AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME DX: TIB-FIB FX; ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 3 months | 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 |
| PT FELL OFF THE COUCH AND FRACTURED FEMUR- TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| BROTHER JUMPED OFF COUCH AND HIT PT W/ELBOW, FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 17 MO OLD FEMALE JUMPED OFF A COUCH, & HURT RT LEG, LIMPING DX: MINOR TRAUMA TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 6 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: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PLAYING ON COUCH AND CUT SELF ON EXPOSED SPRING DX- LAC TO INNER THIG H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT ON SOFA AND BROTHER PULLED PT BY LEG. DX FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 36YOWF WITH HEMATOMA TO LEFT THIGH AFTER HITTING IT WHILE MOVING COUCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| BROTHER HOLDING PT ON COUCH, PT WIGGLED & PT DROPPED TO FLOOR, SWELLING TO THIGH STARTED NEXT DAY, FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 32 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: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Drinking glasses |
| PT ROLLED OFF COUCH ONTO DRINKING GLASS - LAC TO UPPER R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 4 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: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| AT HOME PT C/O LACERATION TO L THIGH FROM STAPLE STICKING OUT OF COUCH DX LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS AT HOME, JUMPED OFF A COUCH CAUSING A MIC SHAFT FEMUR SPIRAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | 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 |
| FX UPPER LEG, FELL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 74 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: Crushing |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CRUSH INJURY TO RT THIGH: SITTING ON COUCH , SON TRIPPED, FELL ON PT'S RT LEG (SON WEIGHS 250#) YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | 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 WITH LEGS UNDER COUCH CUSHINS ON COUCH TWISTED THEM AND HEARD A "CRE A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 8 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: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL FROM COUCH FX DISTAL FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | 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, Other toys |
| PT FELL OFF COUCH, AT HOME, 5 DAYS AGO, ONTO A TOY, LIMPING ON RT LEG. DX: SMALL BRUISE TO RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 Y/O F INJURED R THIGH ON SHARP PIECE OF COUCH AT HOME. DX; LAC R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| FX UPPER LEG ON COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Pens and pencils |
| PW RT THIGH.PT SAT DOWN ON A COUCH AND SAT ON A PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE RT.FEMUR.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE TO A FALL GETTING UP FROM SOFA FELL DOWN ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 59 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 |
| GOT UP FROM SOFA AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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, Other toys |
| PT GOT LT LEG STUCK IN SPACE BETWEEN COUCH & TOY SINK, TWISTED IT DX: LT FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | 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 |
| 2 YOF GETTING OFF COUCH - STRAINED UPPER L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| JUMPED OFF OF COUCH INJURING (L) UPPER LEG UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT DX- COUNTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 72 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT FELL W/KNEE PINNED BETWEEN COUCH AND WALL. DX: R THIGH FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 20 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: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| L THIGH INJ/20YOM C/O L THIGH AND TESTICLE INJURY AFTER LIFTING HEAVY C OUCH 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 6 months | 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 |
| FELL OFF SOFA/FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FX UPPER LEG,FELL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 5 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, Tables |
| JUMPING ON COUCH, FELL AND HIT CORNER OF COFFEE TABLE, DX; THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 42 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WITH THIGH/KNEE PAIN SINCE MOVING LOVE SEAT COUCH AT HOME. D:LEG STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 19 months | 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 |
| CONTUSION TO UPPER LEG WHEN A PERSON FELL ON HIM WHEN HE WAS ON THE SOF A AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| FELL OFF COUCH WHILE PLAYING WITH BROTHER. DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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