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Accidents - Electric blankets or sheets - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 366
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Knee:80Head:76
Wrist:71Lower Trunk:70
Lower Leg:33All Of Body:17
Foot:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Mattresses
67 YOM ELECTRIC BLANKET CAUGHT FIRE WHICH MADE MATTRESS CATCH FIRE FIRE DEPT ON SCENE. DX: SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/04/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
53 YOF FELL ASLEEP W/ELECTRIC HEATING BLANKET. DX: R SHIN BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Floors or flooring materials
68YOF GOT HUNG UP IN ELECTRIC BLANKET CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR AND HURT H ER WRIST AND ARM. DX. SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
78 YOF PT TANGLED HER FOOT IN HER ELECTRIC BLANKET CORD AND FELL ON HER L HIP. L INTERROCHANTERIC HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/26/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
FELL AT HOME AFTER SLIPPING ON A BLANKET. FRACTURE TIBIA/FIBULA, CLOSED . 62 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/17/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
52YOM TWISTED LEFT KNEE IN THE BED SHEETS WHILE AT A HOTEL ROOM BECAUSE HE IS MOVING FROM *** C/O PAIN.DX: KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
62YOF'S FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN CORD FROM HEATING BLANKET AT HOME, PT FELL LANDING ONTO RT KNEE C/O PAIN & SWELLING. DX-RT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Ceilings and walls
52 YOF, TRIPPED OVER BLANKET HIT HEAD ON WALL, CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
79 YO M INJURED FOOT USING A HEATING BLANKET CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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