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Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 529
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Date: 10/08/2005Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS REACHING INTO REFRIGERATOR AND FELT A POP IN RIB AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
THORACIC STRAIN-MOVING REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WITH CHEST WALL PAIN AFTER LIFTING REFRIGERATOR. D: CHEST WALL PAIN, PECTORALIS MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME STRAINED UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
GETTING SOMETHING TO DRINK OPENED FREEZER AND FELL INTO REFRIGERATOR PA LPITATIONS, CHEST TIGHTNESS, FREQUENT FALLS
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/20/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS REACHING INTO THE BACK OF HIS REFRIGERATOR WHEN HE FELT A POP IN LEFT RIBS STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, General purpose household cleaners
CHEST PAIN-C/O CHEST PAIN ONSET BY CLEANING REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/04/2005Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WHILE REACHING INTO REFRIGERATOR T11 COMPRESSION FR ACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/10/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST REFRIGERATOR HURTING BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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