Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,303
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Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 56 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: Refrigerators
56 Y/O PICKED UP A REFRIGERATOR AND MOVED IT BY HIMSELF. DX-STRAIN LOW BACK WITH MUSCLE SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT BENT TO PUT BEER IN A SMALL FRIDGE AND FELL. DX: R HIP CONT, BILAT KNEE CONT, UTI, MILD RENAL INSUFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
54 YOF WAS BENDING OVER CLEANING REFRIGERATOR AND HAS LOW BACK PAIN AT HOME - LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 84 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR AND HIT FLOOR. DX- FRADTURE SACRUM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
76 YOF WAS PUTTING SOMETHING IN REFRIGERATOR, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR - FRACTURE HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 62 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: Refrigerators
PT WAS LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL WHILE CLEANING OUT HER REFRIGERATOR FRACTURED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 56 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: Other
Product: Refrigerators
SQUATTING PUTTING AWAY GROCERIES IN FRIDGE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 56 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: Refrigerators
FRIDGE FELL ON BACK, DX; LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR AND HIP DISLOCATED. DX: L HIP DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PAIN TO BACK LIFTING REFRIGERATOR DX: BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL DOWN ONTO FLOOR WHILE REACHING FOR REFRIGERATOR. DX HIP SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	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: Refrigerators
HIP FX/89YOF TURNED WHILE LOOKING IN THE REFRIDGERATOR AND FELL. C/O L HIP AND GROIN PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 52 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: Refrigerators
PT AT HOME SHUT REFRIGERATOR DOOR TWISTING FUNNY INJ BACK/ DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FELL INTO REFRIGERATOR. DX- FRACTURED LUMBAR VERTEBRA #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT STRAINED LOWER BACK MOVIGN A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 54 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL INTO THE REFRIGERATOR AND HURT SHOULDER, HIT BACK OF HEAD HER FLOOR WAS WET. DX-CONTUSION LUMBAR AND NECK, CRUSH INJURY HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 95 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: Refrigerators
WAS TRYING TO OPEN REFRIGERATOR DOOR THAT STICKS AND LOST BALANCE AND F ELL C/O PAIN TO (R) HIP DX- CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 84 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: Dislocation
Product: Refrigerators
PT LEANED OVER REFRIGERATOR, FELT HIP PAIN, DISLOCATION OF HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
74 YO MALE HAD REFRIGERATOR FALL ON TOP OF HIM LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN MOVING A REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING ON REFRIGERATOR LUMBAR STRAIN #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 81 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: Refrigerators
HIP CT-FELL AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
PT CARRYING A REFRIGERATOR AND BACKED UP AND FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAI RS FRACTURED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 53 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: Refrigerators
PT MOVING FRIDGE,FELL LANDED ON BUTTOCK,FRIDGE LANDED ON PT DX L1 COMPRESSION FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
CLEANING REFRIGERATOR PULLED BACK STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
SLIPPED FELL GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR CONTUSION BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
FELL IN KITCHEN WHILE TURNING AWAY FROM REFRIGERATOR. DX- LUMBAR STRAI N, RIB CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LUMBAR STR. PT GOT DIZZY AND FELL AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR FELL ON HIP AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 54 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: Refrigerators
PT MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2008	Age: 54 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: Refrigerators
PT MOVING A REFRIGERATOR YESTERDAY AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 97 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: Refrigerators
ACUTE BACK STRAIN AFTER MOVING A FRIDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	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: Refrigerators
LOST BALANCE PULLING ON REFRIGERATOR HANDLE/HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 78 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
TAKING FOOD FROM FRIDGE TO THE COUNTER, TURNED QUICK&FELL TO THE FLR >> PELVIC FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Chairs
PT PUTTING A WATERMELON IN THE REFRIGERATOR LEANED AGAINST A ROLLING C HAIR FELL INTO A GLASS DOOR BACK PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT TRTYING TO OPEN THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND FELL ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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