Accidents - Thermostats - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,093
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	57
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	115
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	58
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	69
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	148
Year 2010:	237

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	498	Lower Trunk:	262
Face:	162	Lower Arm:	75
All Of Body:	62	Ankle:	17
Neck:	15

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)

Date: 11/25/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermostats, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION LT HIP: FELL REACHING FOR THERMOSTAT, FALLING ON LT HIP ON CARPETED FLOOR AT NURSING HOME, HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 87 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: Thermostats
PT WAS WALKING TO CHANGE HER *** SETTINGS AND FELL CONTUSION TORIGHT HI P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermostats
PT GOT UP FROM BED TO CHANGE THERMOSTAT, FELT LEG WEAKNESS & FELL TO GR OUND. ETOH. D:FALL, CHF, ETOH, ARF, HYPERKALEMIA, ETOH ABUSE/DEPENDENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats, Footwear
85YOF CHANGING SHEETS IN BEDROOM, WEARING SHOES WITH NO SOLES,RUBBER FLAPPING,WENT TO TURN THERMOSTAT SLIPPED,FELL STRIKING HEAD;SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
51YOF HAD A FEW DRINKS,LOST HER BALANCE AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF HER HEAD AGAINST A THERMOSTAT ON THE WALL; SCALP LACERATION,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Thermostats
PT WAS AT HOME WENT TO TURN DOWN THE THERMOSTAT AND LOST HER BALANCE AN D FELL STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 92 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: Other
Product: Thermostats
PT TURNING UP THERMOSTAT, LOST BALANCE & FELL DX: LEFT HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
LAC FOREHEAD ON PLASTIC THERMOSTAT COVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
PATIENT STRUCK HEAD ON THERMOSTAT. DX: 10 CM LACEARATION TO HEA;D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
CUT ON THERMOSTAT - LACERATION RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON THEROSTAT. DX: 3.5 LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THERMOSTAT. DX. SMALL CUTS ON HEAD, SKIN TEAR L ELBOW, ABRA L SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats
PT GOT UP TO CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT AT HOME STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF FAC E AGAINST THE THERMOSTAT LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2001	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Thermostats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2000	Age: 85 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: Thermostats, Footwear
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermostats, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1999	Age: 83 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: Thermostats, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/1999	Age: 82 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: Fracture
Product: Thermostats
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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