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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,119
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LEFT RING FINGER FX. PT CLOSED FINGER IN A FOLDING CHAIR,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A METAL FOLDING CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| DX CONTUSION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER: CAUGHT FINGER IN FOLDING CHAIR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LACERATION RT HAND, LOST BALANCE AND FELL, CAUGHT SELF ON A FOLDING CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING OUT OF FOLDING CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SITTING ON FOLDING CHAIR X 2 HOURS/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT SITTING OUTSIDE IN A LAWN FOLDING CHAIR AT HOME FELL BACKWARDS STRAI NED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| FELL OVER FOLDING LAWN CHAIR DX. SHOULDER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PINCHED FINGER IN LAWN CHAIR-INVERTED LEFT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| GETTING OUT OF LAWN CHAIR AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| WHILE STANDING ON FOLDING CHAIR TO DUST CABINET FELL ONTO FLOOR DX: FRACTURE LT. HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT. STATES SOMEONE DROPPED A METAL FOLDING CHAIR ON ANKLE. DX. CONT L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| 78-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FINGER FROM A FOLDING CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| ACUTE LABARYNTHITIS - FEL WHEN GETTING UP FROM LAWN CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT STANDING ON A LAWN CHAIR WHEN IT FOLDED UP AND SHE FELL STRAINED RIG HT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CHI - 55 YOM SITTING IN A BEACH CHAIR ON THE BEACH WAS STRUCK ON THE HE AD BY A KAYAK BEING UNLOADED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT WENT TO LIFT A BEACH CHAIR UP OVER HEAD WHEN THE CHAIR CLOSED ON RIG HT FIFTH FINGER FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| HEAD LAC-FELL FROM A LAWN CHAIR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 60 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: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER HE FELL FROM A LAWN CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT RECEIVED CERVICAL AND THORACIC TRAUMA AFTER CHAIR FOLDED UP WITH HER IN IT AND SHE FELL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LT LATERAL CALF PAIN-AFTER SITTING IN A LAWN CHAIR FOR 2 HOURS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CUT ON LAWN CHAIR AT POOL-FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL FROM A FOLDING CHAIR TO THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| FX RT INDEX FINGER - CRISHED FINGER IN A COLLAPSING LAWN CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT. FELL OUT OF LAWN CHAIR - WALKOUT IN ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CRUSHED FINGER IN FLOLDING CHAIR/ LAC FX LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| R HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT WAS GETTING OUT OF A LOUNGE CHAIR AND TRIPPED ONF OOT PART OF CHAIR AND FELL AND INJURED UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 61 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: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO FOLDING CHAIRCONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| A FOLDING CHAIR CLOSED ON PTS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| SUSTAINED INJURY TO FINGER WHEN FOLDING CHAIR CLOSED ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT FELL OFF LAWN CHAIR, PUNCTURE WOUND LACERATION R UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| 74 Y M WAS PUTTING FOLDING CHAIRS AWAY AND PINCHED HIS FINGER IN CHAIR DX: EVULSION OF LEFT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| ATTEMPTED TO SIT DOWN IN A PORCH CHAIR AND IT TOPPLED OVER THROWINGHER ONTO CONCRETE INJURING KNEE AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 85 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: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| WENT TO SIT ON PATIO CHAIR & FELLDX: CONTUSION SACRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LT ANKLE CT-FELL BACKWARDS OFF A LAWNCHAIR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT FELL ON FOLDING CHAIR; LAC RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PATIENT HIT HER ARM ON A PATIO CHAIR. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF A BEACH CHAIR ONTO A SHELL BED AT THE BEACH STRAINED RIG HT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT AT A PUBLIC BUILT IN GROUND POOL WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF A BEACH CHAIR A ND SLIPPED TO THE CONCRETE POOL DECKING STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT SITTING ON A CANVAS FOLDING CHAIR WITH FOOT STOOL, GOT TANGLED UP AN D FELL HITTING LT KNEE ON CEMENT, FX LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A METAL FOLDING CHAIR . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT. LOST BALANCE AND FELL OUT OF LALWN CHAIR FRACTURING SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| RT INDEX FINGER SKIN AVULSION-@ HOME-INJURED ON A FOLDING CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PINCHED FINGER TIP IN FOLDING CHAIR LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 83 Y/O F INJURED UPPER BACK WHEN WENT OVER BACKWARDS IN PATIO CHAIR,FAL ALLING OFF PORCH AT HOME. DX; THORARIC SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT SITTING IN A FOLDING CHAIR WHEN IT COLLAPSED STRIKING HEAD CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT CAUGHT LEWFT RING FINGER IN A METAL FOLDING CHAIR OPEN FRACTURE FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT SITTING IN A METAL FOLDING CHAIR WHEN IT COLLAPSED SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT FOLDING UP A FOLDING BEACH CHAIR AT HOME CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER L ACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT AT A CONCERT FOR THREE HOURS SITTING IN A LOW LYING FOLDING CHA IR GETTING UP STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| FELL OFF FOLDING METAL CHAIR AT CHURCH, LANDED ON TAIL BONE, CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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