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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 776
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 87 YO M FRACTURED RIBS SLIPPED AND HIT SIDE ON SMALL COOLER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Fishing |
| 89YOM WHILE FISHING IN ERIE,WAVE KNOCKED HIM OVER STRUCK RIBS ON ICE CHEST WHILE IN A BOAT;RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| HELPING HUSBAND TO CARRY A COOLER&LEGS GAVE OUT&FELT A POP IN THE KNEE >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT AT HOME PINCHED FINGER IN ICE COOLER/ DX LAC R MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 53 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| LOW BACK MUSCLE STR/53YOF STS THIS AM LIFTED A COOLER AND INJURED L LOW ER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT STEPPING ONTO DECK FELL BACK HIT HEAD ON ICE CHEST DX; CONTUSION SCA LP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| STANDING ON COOLER AND FELL DX; CONCUSSION, L CLAVICLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT FELL AT HOME AND LANDED ON COOLER WHEN FELL. DX. FX L RADIUS HEAD, HAND INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT TRYING TO SIT ON COOLER-CAME OUT FROM UNDER HERE-CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ROLLED OVER ONTO ICE PACK AT HOME, FELT RIBS POP. DX; COSTOCHONDRITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT SLIPPED ON DRIVEWAY AND HIT SIDE ON A COOLER SHE WAS CARRYING DX: CONTUSION LEFT RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| LOW BACK PAIN - BENDING DOWN TO REACH INTO A COOLER WHEN PAIN STARTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT PIUCKED UP A HEAVY COOLER FULL OF FOOD AND FELT CHEST PAIN STRAINED CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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