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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,505
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outerwear |
| 74 YOF TRIPPED OVER SOMETHING WHILE HANGING UP COAT SUSTAINING CERVICAL AND LUMBAR STRAIN AND KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PT HAD GUN IN COAT POCKET PLACED ON LEGS AT RESTAURANT WHEN ITDISCHARGE D. DX: L KNEE GSW, COMMINUTED TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, FEMORAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Outerwear |
| REPORTS HIS CAR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE&TRIED TO PUT IT OUT WITH HIS JACK ET BURNING HIS HANDS>> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outerwear |
| 87 YOF FELL C/O SHOULDER PAIN TRYING TO GET COAT OUT OF CLOSET AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outerwear |
| 82YOF NASAL FRACTURE SHOULDER PAIN TAKING COAT OFF FELL HITTING NOSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outerwear |
| BEE MAY HAVE BEEN IN ARM OF COAT, DX INSECTBITE TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outerwear |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF SHOUDLER PAIN, FELT A "RIPPING"SENSATION WHILE PUTT ING THE JACKET ON>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outerwear |
| LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PYT TRIPPED OVER A RAINCOAT AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outerwear |
| ON ***, TRIPPED WHILE TAKING THE JACKET OUT OF THE CLOSET&FELL HITTING FORHEAD ONTO THE CLOSET DOOR>>CHI/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outerwear, Tables |
| PT WAS PULLING COAT OUT OF CLOSET AND FELL ONTO COFFEE TABLE. DX: CHEST WALL PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outerwear |
| HEAT EXPOSURE-PT WORE A COAT AT DIALYSIS CENTER BECAUSE SHE WAS COLD,BU T KEPT COAT ON WHILE WAITING OUTSIDE IN HEAT.C/O DIZZINESS.TEMP 105 DEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outerwear |
| @ ADULT DAY CARE, TRIPPED WHILE WHEELING 02 TANK;TRIPPED ON JACKET,LAND ED ON RT KNEE. DX: CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outerwear |
| GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON BELT LOOP OF COAT, FELL ONTO RT SIDE OF HEAD & RT HI P. DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outerwear |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP JACKET,LOW BACK PAIN DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outerwear, Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| BICEP PAIN-PT ATEMPTING TO HANG UP COAT ON A HANGER & FELT PULLING SENS ATION DX BICEP T RUPTURE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outerwear, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF AN EYE BY JACKET ZIPPER STRIKING AGAINST HE R EYE WHILE REMOVING IT FROM A HOOK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 56 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Outerwear |
| 56 YOM HAS RASH FROM WEARING NEW COAT CONTACT DERMATITIS- ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outerwear, Cabinet or door hardware |
| 56YO F BACK PAIN FELL WHILE TRYING TO HANG COAT WHEN HOOK BROKE AND PT FELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outerwear |
| WAS TRYING TO PUT HER COAT ON AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD C/O PAI TO L FOOT AND HEAD PAIN DX- FOOT CONT MINOR HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PT NEAR FALL 2 DAYS AGO SON GRABBED HER JACKET AND INJURED HER ARM DX// RIGHT UPPER ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PT STATES FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN COAT AND TRIPPED. DX SPRAIN / STRAIN BIL FOOT / ANKLE ******** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF RT RIB CAGE - COAT CAUGHT IN CAR DOOR AND FELL INSTR EET YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outerwear |
| TRYING TO TAKE OFF JACKET FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN JACKET SPRAIN LEFT FIFTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP JACKET AND FELT PAIN TO LT LEG - DX LT LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PUTTING ON COAT, LOST BALANCE; FELL ONTO RT SIDE, @ DR'S OFFICE. FX RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outerwear |
| ELBOW LAC-FELL IN GRAVEL IN THE STREET-CUT THORUGH THE JACKET PT WAS WE ARING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outerwear |
| LOW BACK PAIN: STOOD TO PUT COAT ON, SLIPPED & FELL FORWARD TO LT SIDE, PAIN LOWER BACK, LT KNEE, AT RESTURANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outerwear |
| FELL BACKWARDS GETTING COAT OUT OF CLOSET. DX OCCIPITAL CONTUSION/ LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PT STATES SHE WAS HANGING UP HER COAT AND TRIPPED ON IT AND FELL DX- CH I SCALP LAC A/FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PT HAS BEEN DEPRESSED HUSBAND IN HOSPITAL FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE, PT IS INTOXICATED & HAS A BEER IN COAT POCKET DX: ALCOHOL ABUSE/ CHEST PAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outerwear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 75YOF WHILE TRYING TO PUT ON HER COAT,STUMBLED AND FELL STRIKING THE FLOOR;SHOULDER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 91 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PATIENT KILLED A BLACK WIDOW SPIDER IN ONE OF HER COATS, STUCK LT ARM INTO COAT, LATER FELT ITCHING, SWELLING & SOME PAIN.DX-ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outerwear |
| PT WAS CARRYING GROCERIES AND CAUGHT JACKET POCKET ON THE LATCH OF A CA R DOOR AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE BUMBER CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outerwear |
| 51YOF WHILE HERE AT THE HOSPITAL VISITING A PATIENT,TRIPPED OVER COAT FELL INJURED LIP;LIP LACERATION,0.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outerwear, Stairs or steps |
| 51YOM AT HOME TRIPPED OVER HIS COAT FELL DOWN TWO STEPS STRUCK HEAD; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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