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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | 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: Thermostats, Ceilings and walls |
| 88 YOF FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THERMOSTAT ON WALL. DX: HEAD CONT, FACIAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Thermostats |
| A 71 YOM WAS STANDING, FIXING A THERMOSTAT, LEG GAVE OUT AND PT FELL, F X TO ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Thermostats |
| 96YOM GOT UP TO ADJUST HIS THERMOSTAT AND TRIPPED AND FELL FRACTURED NE CK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Thermostats, Wooden containers |
| 88YOF FOUND ON FLOOR BY FAMILY. STATES FELL WHILE REACHING FOR THERMOST AT AND HIT HEAD ON A WICKER BASKET. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY, RHABDOMYOLYS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Thermostats, Ceilings and walls |
| 92 YOF FELL RECHING FOR THERMOSTAT ON WALL. DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LAC, R ARM SKIN AVULSION, R 5TH DIGIT SPR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80YOF REACHING FOR THE *** AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR LACER ATION TO SCALP BUT ADMITTED FOR HYPONATREMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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