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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 514
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT WITH HIP CONTUSION, FELL AGAINST A COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Paper products |
| PT WAS READING SOME PAPERS WHILE STANDING AT THE KITCHEN COUNTER AND FE LL LANDING ONTO BUTTOCKS SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Step stools |
| DX FX SACRUM/COCCY/FX PUBIS: LBP AFTER FALL'G (LOST BALANCE) F KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS (PAINT'G WALL) & LAND'G ON L HIP, FALL BROKEN BY STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials |
| GETTING A CUP OF COFFEE, TURNED TO THE LEFT, HIP GAVE OUT, PT FELL ON F LOOR, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON COUNTER---(L) HIP DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| LAST WEEK GRABBED THE COUNTER TO STOP HERSELF FROM FALLING AND PULLED S OMETHING IN HER BACK. DX. BACK PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials |
| 68 YOF CLIMBING ON KITCHEN COUNTER AND FELL ONTO FLOOR SUSTAINING LUMBA R STRAIN AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| L4 FX. PT LOST BALANCE AND HIT COUNTER INJURING BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Stairs or steps |
| LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTING BACK AGAINST THE COUNTER TOP VERSUST A CORNER STEP >> MUSCLE STRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Step stools |
| DX CONTUSED R LOWER BACK: WHILE CHANGING BATTERY IN SMOKE DECTOR, FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT BACK ON EDGE OF KITCHEN COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS STANDING AT COUNTER WHERE SHE RESIDES; LOST BALANCE; FELL TO FLOOR IN A SITTING POSITION. CONTUSION OF COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT RAN INTO A KITCHEN COUNTER , CONTUSION OF RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| R HIP FX/89YOF AT HOME FELL AND HIT RIB CAGE ON COUNTER WHILE FALLING. INJURED R HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO SIT ON THE COUNTER AND FELL FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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