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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,551
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | 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 |
| 2YOM GOT LEG STUCK IN COUCH AND WHEN HE TRIET TO JUMP OFF IT SNAPPED FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 22 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAS HX OF BRITTLE BONE DISEASE. SLEEPING ON COUCH AND FELL OFF ONTO FLOOR. PAIN IN L UPPER LEG. DX L FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT HAS HX OF SPINA BIFIDA. SITTING ON COUCH, CARETAKER WENT TO SIT DOWN PT ROLLED UNDER HER. SAT ON PTS R LEG. HEARD CRACK. DX R FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| DX SPRAIN HIP & THIGH - CHR: HIP "GIV'G OUT" YTDY W STAND'G F COUCH, HE FELL BACK TO SIT ON THE COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 51YOF GETTING UP FROM THE COUCH AFTER LAYING THERE WATCHING A MOVIE AND FELT A PULL IN THIGH STRAINED THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | 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 |
| FELL OFF COUCH;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38YOM WAS LIFTING A COUCH YESTERDAY FELT SOMETHING PULL IN GROIN; GROIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT RECIEVED A CUT ON THIGH FROM A COUCH, LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 88 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 |
| ATTEMPTED TO SIT DOWN ON COUCH AND SLID DOWN ARM OF COUCH AT NURSING HOME. DX-RIGHT FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| PT GOT UP OFF OF COUCH AND FELL. DX: L FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT ROLLED OF THE COUCH AND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN FAVORING LEG CRYING WHEN IT IS TOUCHED DX: CONTUSION TO UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| JUMPED OFF COUCH AND CAUGHT RIGHT LEG IN BETWEEN WOODEN SLATS ON COUCH; DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | 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 |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF LT THIGH - S/P BIBEMS DUE TO FALLING AND HITTING THE SOFA WITH LT LEG 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| 214 DAY OLD MALE PT FELL FROM SOFA TO CARPET. FX R FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | 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 |
| PT ROLLED OFF COUCH AND LEG WAS UNDERNEATH HER TRANS TO CHOP DX: FRACTURED DISTAL RIGHT FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 5 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, Sheets or pillowcases |
| PATIENT WITH H/O ALL, BEING PUT ON COUCH OR BED BY DAD, FOOT CAUGHT ON SHEET AND LEG CAUGHT UNDER; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE CAUGHT LEG IN COUCH AND FELL OFF C/O THIGH PAIN AND CRYING. DX: RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE.ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 3 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, Doors |
| WAS JUMPING OFF THE COUCH TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND INJURED HIS LT UPPER LEG. C/O PAIN. DX: STRAIN TO UPPER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets |
| THIGH CT-TRYING TO GET OFF COUCH,LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON A CARPETED SURFACE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 92 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, Doors |
| PT GOT UP OFF THE COUCH TO ANSWER THE DOOR AND FELL ONTO KNEE FRACTURED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 67 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 |
| PT STOOD UP FROM COUCH AND HEAD POP. DISTAL FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 89 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 |
| PT WITH LAC TO THIGH FROM FALL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT GOT UP FROM COUCH AND LAC THIGH ON A SPRING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 51 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: Puncture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT SAT DOWN ON COUCH, A CHILD'S PEN WAS IN-BETWEEN CUSHIONS, PUNCTURED LT INNER THIGH. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND-LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 65 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, Chairs |
| C/O HIP PAIN, FELL AT HOME,TRYING TO GET ON COUCH FROM HER CHAIR, LOST BALANCE. DX-CONTUSION UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| THIGH ABRSAION.PT WAS MOVING A COUCH AND IT FELL ON THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 4 months | 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 |
| MOM CARRYING PT, TRIPPED OVER DOG, FELL, PT HIT LEG ON ARM OF COUCH & L ANDED ON MOM, CRIES WHEN THIGH TOUCHED, ALSO W/SWELLING; LEG INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables |
| PT JUMPED OFF OF COUCH ONTO GLASS COFFEE TABLE AT HOME. TABLE BROKE. GL ASS CAUSED DEEP LAC TO PTS L UPPER LEG. DX L THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 FRACTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 5 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 |
| WAS PLAYING WITH SISTER, AT BABAYSITTER'S HOUSE, & MAY HAVE FALLEN OFF THE COUCH- LT UPPER LEG PAIN. DX; LT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT FELL OFF COUCH DX: RT FEMORAL SHAFT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 9 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT CRAWLING ON LIVING ROOM FLOOR IN LIVING ROOM, ROLLED UNDER COUC H AND GOT LEG CAUGHT, STARTED CRYING; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | 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 |
| PLAYING WITH MOM AND GOT CAUGHT ON COUCH;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 5 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 COUCH, R THIGH PAIN DX: THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 53 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, Beds or bedframes |
| TRYING TO SET UP COUCH/BED TO SLEEP AND FELL ONTO HIP FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 63 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 |
| L THIGH MUSCLE STRAIN & SPASM: SITTING ON COUCH,HAD A "CHARLEY HORSE" L LEG,SORE IN THIGH,HARD HEMATOMA THIGH 2ND TO STENT PROCEDURE 5-4-09 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 92 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 AT HOME WITH LEG PINNED UNDERNEATH SELF, HAS FRACTURED U PPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL OFF A COUCH. DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PATIENT FELL OFF COUCH ONTO DRINKING GLASS THAT SHATTERED CUTTING BACK OF LEG BELOW BUTTOCK; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 Y/O C/O HIP PAIN, FELL OFF COUCH LAST NIGHT. DX-FX FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT SAT DOWN ON COUCH & NAIL WAS STICKING OUT OF COUCH CUSHION PT SUSTAI NED LACERATION TO BACK OF HIS UPPER LEG DX LAC RT THIGH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT SITTING ON COUCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN FRIEND LET DOG IN, REPE ATEDLY BIT PT ON THIGH, ANKLE, TIP OF PENIS; PUNCTURE WOUNDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 7 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 FRACTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 3 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, Chairs |
| 3 YO M CONTUSION TO THIGH JUMPED OFF COUCH HIT LEG ON A CHAIR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT RUNNING THROUGH LIVING ROOM, CUT THIGH ON COUCH; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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