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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,205
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| 52 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY BOXESCHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT LIFTED A BOX AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS LIFTING A HEAVY BOX AND STUMBLED FORWARD LANDING ONTO IT FRACT URED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers, Christmas decorations |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF CHRISTMAN DECORATIONS STRAIN THORACIC SPINE STRAIN LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| THORACIC STRAIN.PT WAS CARRYING BOXES AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT AT HOME CARRYING A BOX FELL ON ICE INJ RIB AREA/ DX FX L 5TH RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Ceilings and walls |
| CHEST CONTUSION: TRIPPED OVER A BOX AT HOME, FELL INTO WALL, RT SIDE, RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 57 YOF STRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST BY A BOX THAT FELL FROM A SHELF SU STAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| 52 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN LIFTING HEAVY BOXES CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| RIBS FXS-PAIN WHILE LIFTING HEAVY BOXES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| LIFTED HEAVY BOX 3 DAYS PRIOR MYALGIA MID THORACIC BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS TRIPPING OVER BOXES @ HOME - CONTUSED UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FELL WHILE CARRYING A BOX. DX: RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT TRIED TO LIFT A BOX AND COULDN'T DUE TO CHEST PRESSURE W/ DIZZINESS DX: CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PRESENTED WITH LEFT UPPER RIB CAGE PAIN WHILE MOVING HEAVY BOXES. DX: L EFT RIB CAGE PAIN, LIKELY MUSCULAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO CHEST WALL AFTER FALLING OVER A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS LIFTING AND MOVING BOXES AT HOME AND DEVELOPED UPPER BACK PAIN DX; THORACIC SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP BASKET @ HOME & INJURED BACK DX SEVERE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| 69YOF WHILE AT HOME,WAS CARRING BOXES,TRIPPED HIT RIBS OFF BOX; LEFT RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| BRONCHITIS; WAS LIFTING BOXES WHEN SHE NOTES SHE FELT SHORT OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT DOING ALOT OF HEAVY LIFTING OF BOXES AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN FEELS LIKE SHE OVER DID IT ADMITTED FOR CHEST AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| C/O SOF CP RAD TO LT ARM WHILE LIFTING HEAVY BOXES >> R/O MS VS ACS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| CHEST PAIN AFTER PICKING UP 10 GALLONS OF WATER CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| LIFTING A BARRELL - FELL INTO PATIENT CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS LIFTING BOXES. DX: DORSAL PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| 76 YOF HAD BEEN MOVING HEAVY BOXES; DEVELOPED CHEST WALL PAIN. CHEST W ALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 93 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER BOX AND FELL TO FLOOR AT GROCERY STORE RIGHT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Golf |
| HELPING FRIEND MOVE, LIFTING BOXES, ALSO GOLFS FREQUENTLY (?EXERTION) D X: CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT MOVING A BOX AND LOST BALANCE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO CHEST AFTER F ALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FELL AND LANDED ON A BOX. DX: RIB FX, CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| 52YOF ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A BOX,INJURING RIBS,WHILE AT HOME; RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT STS FELL AGAINST TRAILER WEEK AGO,STRUCK CHEST,THEN LIFTING BOXES HURT R SIDE, DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT IS HAVING RIB PAIN AFTER LIFTING A CASE OF POP TODAY DX: CONTUSIONS RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT MOVED A HEAVY BOX. DX: BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN FELL OVER A CONTAINER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS MOVING BOXES. DX: CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT RECEIVED FRACTURE RIBS AND SPRAIN LOWE BACK WHEN FELL AT HOME AND LANDED ON A BASKET OF ROCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| LIFTING LARGE BOXES PREVIOUS DAY TORSO STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FELL LAST EVENING STRUCK CHEST AGAINST A BOX FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT C/O PAIN TO BODY WHEN LIFTING HEAVY BOXES TODAY DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| TRIPPED OVER BOXES&FELL HITTING CW " CONTS/ABRS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| 59 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHEN REACHING FOR A BOX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| RESTRAINED DRIVER HIT BARRELS BETWEEN LANES AT 60 MPH, THEN T-BONED ON PASSENGER SIDE, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CHEST WALL CONTUSION, LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Stairs or steps |
| 51 YO MALE WAS CARRYING A CASE OF WATER UP STAIRS CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT HAS BEEN MOVING BOXES. DX: CHEST PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| P/W THORACIC BACK PAIN S/P LIFTING BOXES " MS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Stairs or steps |
| SOF CP&SOB WHILE MOVING BOXES UPSTAIRS " CHEST PAIN "+ R/O MI" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT MOVED HEAVY BOXES. DX: UPPER BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| FELL STRIKING LEFT SIDE AGAINST A BOX LEFT SIDE CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| SUDDEN ONSET OF CW PAIN WHILE MOVING BOXES " MS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PAIN TO CHEST AFTER LIFTING BOXES DX: CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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