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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,100
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 68YFC CARRYING A COOLER SLIPPED AND FELL COOLER FELL ONTO RIBS CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 63 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| A 63 YR OLD MALE C/O LUMBAR PAIN AFTER CARRYING HEAVY ICE CHEST DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 56 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 56YOM LIFTED AN ICE COOLER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Plastic bags |
| 59YOM BEGAN TO HAVE CHEST PAIN AFTER PUTTING A BAG OF ICE IN COOLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 70 YP M LIFTING COOLER INJURED SHOULDER SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 53 Y/O/M LIFTED A HEAVY COOLER AT HOME AND HAS GROIN PAIN DX/ GROIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ^OPEN TUFT FX: 5 CM CIRCUMFERENTIAL LAC R 4TH FINGERTIP; 68YOM ACCID. CLOSED R 4TH FINGERTIP BETWEEN COOLER & TAILGATE, FX TIP R 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 60 Y/O/M DROPPED A FREEZER GEL PACK ON FOOT INJURED TOE DX/ RT GREAT TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Stairs or steps |
| 58YOF WALKING DOWN THE STEPS WITH ICE COOLER GETTING READY FOR CAMP, MISSED A STEP TWISTING ANKLE;LT ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT WAS SITTING ON COOLER AND SLID OFF LEFT UPPER THIGH PAIN 74YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ANKLE STR. 53 YOF FELL WHEN CARRYING A COOLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 58 YOF WAS AT PARK AND LIFTED A COOLER SUSTAINING A SPRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 77 YOF, FX. RIBS, PT. STATES SAT DOWN ON COOLER, FELL TO SIDE, HITTING THE GROUND, FEES LIKE PULLED MUSCLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 64 YOM SPRAINED A LOWER LEG WHILE LIFTING A COOL FROM A B0AT AT THE MAR INA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 57YOM WAS PICKING UP COOLER AND FELT A POP IN SHOULDER DX RT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 59 F, PT HIT TOE ON COOLER AT HOME. DX. TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 58 YOF, USED ICE PACK ON BACK, FROSTBITE BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Pipes |
| 52 YOM C/O FOOT PAIN, FELL OFFICE CHEST WHILE HANGING ROD IN CLOSET. DX-SPRAIN ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 64 YOM WAS SITTING ON HIS COOLER OUTSIDE OF *** WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND FELL FWD HITTING HEAD. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 55YOF BENT OVER A COOLER AT *** AND FELL INTO ITDX: CHEST PAIN DX: CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 80YOM SITTING ON COOLER ON BACK OF TRAILER, FELL OFF AND STRUCK HEAD/ CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 73YOF PASSED OUT PT STRUCK ICE BOX DX: SYNCOPE, HIP DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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