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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,554
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paper products |
| A 82 YOM OPENED A LETTER, NOW C/O OF "SWIMMING IN HEAD", DX POSSIBLE PO ISONING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| A 59 YOM OPENED ENVELOPE WITH SUBSTANCE, NO GLOVES ON, BECAME ANXIOUS,J ITTERY, THINKS POSSIBLE NARCOTIC EXPOSURE DX ANXIETY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paper products |
| 80YOF, H/O PANCREATIC CA CURRENTLY ON CHEMO, C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF NUMBNE SS&TINGLING TO B/L UEXTS WHILE DOING PAPER WORK>>ABN LABS/UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| WALKING TO GET PAPER AND BECAME WEAK AND DEHYDRATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LIGHTHEADNESS&DIZZINESS WHILE READING NEWSPAPER&PAS SED OUT>>SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT BENDING OVER GETTING THE PAPER FROM YARD AND FELL FORWARD PASSED OUT AD,MITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT WAS READING THE NEWSPAPER AND GOT SEVERE DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT BENDING OVER IN HIS DRIVEWAY GETTING HIS NEWSPAPER AND PASSED OUT T REATED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| SIF ECF FOR EVAL OF SYNCOPE FOLLOWED BY FALL WHILE READING THE PAPER " SYNCOPE'' |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| READING THE PAPER, STOOD UP, SYNOCPED&FELL, AWOKE ON THE FLR " FALL S/P SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| FELL BACKWARDS AFTER WALKING OUT TO GET THE NEWSPAPER, WIFE STATES HE JUST FELL BACKWARDS. SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products, Doors |
| WENT TO GET THE PAPER AND FELL IN THE DOORWAY, STATES HAS HAD DECREASE IN APPETITE AND NAUSEA TODAY. SYNCOPAL EPISODE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| WIFE NOTED BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE READING PAPER AT HOME. DX; TIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Paper products, Metal containers |
| PT WAS BURNING NEWSPAPER IN A CAN IN HOUSE. FD NS. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paper products |
| PICKED UP NEWSPAPER - SLIPPED FELL ETOH ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paper products |
| ALTERED MENTAL STATUS, PT FOUND MOUTH STUFFED WITH TISSUE, ALL PRESCRIP TION BOTTLES EMPTY,DX: POSS. OD ON PRESCRIPTION MEDS, HYPOKALEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| FELL AT HOME WHILE COMMING INTO HOUSE AFTER GETTING NEWSPAPER. DX: CO NFUSION, CHRONIC DEMENTIA, VOLUME DEPLETION, STATUS POST FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT TO ER WITH C/O OF ITCHINESS, STATES STARTED AFTER OPENING A LETTER, DX ALLERGIC RXN-ALL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products, Stairs or steps |
| FELT WEAK, TRIED TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER FELL OFF STEP DX: SYNCOPE, LT. CVA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP A NEWSPAPER AND BECAME DIZZY. DIAGNOSIS WAS FAINTING SPELLS. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| S/P FALL. PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A NEWSPAPER AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| SYNCOPE/85YOM FOUND ON GROUND TODAY AT 3:30P. AFTER GETTING THE MAIL AT 2:30P, FELT WEAK AND FELL TO GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2001 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2001 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2001 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2001 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2001 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2000 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/1999 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Paper products, Garage doors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/1998 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/08/1998 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/1997 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/1997 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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