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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,452
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTY - DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BRETAH WHEN PUTTING AWA Y FOLDING CHAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT. STUMBLED TRYING TO GET UP ON FOLDING CHAIR TO REACH. DX. FX R TRI MALLEOLAR R ANKLE, REDUCTION AND SPLENTARY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 77 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 |
| PT FOLDED LEFT INDEX FINGER IN A BEACH CHAIR AT HOME FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 62 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER LAWN CHAIR EARLY THIS WEEK, CONTINUED PAIN LT KNEE, CON TUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 81 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 IN FOLDING CHAIR TOO LONG/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| 56 YOM SITTING IN LAWN CHAIR IT BROKECONTUSION L LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT GOT FINGER STUCK IN A FOLDING CHAIR DX: LEFT RING FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-FELL FROM LAWN CHAIR THAT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT WALKING ON THE BEACH TWO DAYS AGO CARRING A BEACH CHAIR SLIPPED ON S OME SEAWEED STRIKING CHEST ON THE CHAIR CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 62 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: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| R EYEBROW LAC - FELL OUT OF LAWNCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT GOT HIS RT HAND CAUGHT IN THE HINGE OF A FOLDING CHAIR AND GOT A PARTIAL DEGLOVING LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LEFT HIP DISLOCATION.PT WAS SITTING IN A LAWN CHAIR AND IT COLLAPSED AN D PT HIT HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CHI.PT WAS SITTING IN A LAWN CHAIR AND IT COLLAPSED AND PT FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 81 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: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| 81 YOF HAD A LAWN CHAIR FALL ON HER LEG LACERATION R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 66 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: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Fishing |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF HIS HEAD AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM HIS CH AIR WHILE FISHING AT THE LAKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| FOLDING CHAIR COLLASPED AS SHE SAT DOWN, HIT OCCIPITAL LIGHTLY AND AGAI NST WALL, TAILBONE AND BACK OF HEAD HIT FLOOR. DX. STRAIN NECK, LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| RT 5TH TOE FX-RAN INTO LAWN CHAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| STUBBED BASE OF FOOT INJ L GREAT TOE SAT PATIO FURNITURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CHAIR COLLAPSED WHEN PT SAT IN IT, SHE FELL 3 FT. DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| 79 YO FEMALE FELL OFF CHAIR,LOWER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT AT THE BEACH TRYING TO GET OUT OF A FOLDING CHAIR WHEN SHE STUMBLED AND FELL STRIKING CHEST CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 81 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: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| GETTING INTO A LOUNGE CHAIR AT HOME, CHAIR WAS NOT OPENED RIGHT, IT FLEW UP AND KNOCKED HER DOWN. DX LEFT RIB CAGE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| SITTING IN LAWN CHAIR, STOOD UP, CHAIR FOLDED & FELL BACKWARDS WHEN SHE TRIED TO SIT BACK DOWN, DRANK 6 BEERS. DX FRC'D WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL FROM FOLDING CHAIR ONTO MARBLE FLOOR, CONTUSION TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A FOLDING CHAIR AND SUSTAINED A KNEE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| RT HIP DISLOCATION.PT WAS SITTING ON A LAWN CHAIR AND TRIED TO GET UP A ND INJURED HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| 51YOF HIT HER TOES ON A LAWN CHAIR DX: SPRAIN R 4TH/5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 76 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 |
| STOOD ON FOLDING CHAIR & FELL OFF FX LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 68 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 |
| FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A FOLDING CHAIR DX: L MIDDLE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN FOLDING CHAIR FX TUFT FINGER LAC FINGER NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 72 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: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT FELL AND HIT A FOLDING CHAIR; CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LOUNGE CHAIR FELL ON FOOT DX: FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN LAWN CHAIR WHILE FOLDING WHILE CAMPING. DX: OPEN FRAC TURE FINGER, PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF LAWN CHAIR SHE WAS STANDING ON, LANDED ON BACK ON CEMENT FLOOR LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 92 YO FEMALE WAS FOLDING CHAIR AND SCREW WENT INTO LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT FELL FROM LAWN CHAIR 2 DAYS AGO COMPLAINT OF KNEE PAIN HAVING DIFFIC ULTY WEIGHT BEARING, L KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT'S FINGER WAS SMASHED IN FOLDING CHAIR. DX: L RING FINGER OPEN FX/SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 53 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 |
| LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A LAWN CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 51 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. GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN FOLD UP LAWN CHAIR LACERATING THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Tables |
| LT SHOULDER CT-FELL OFF FOLDING CHAIR-HIT SHOULDER ON VCR TABLE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 74 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 |
| PT CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN THE HINGE OF A FOLDING BEACH CHAIR FRA CTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CONTUSION ARM - 78 YOM FELL CATCHING LEFT ARM IN A FOLDING CHAIR, CONTU SION TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| TRIED TO STAND UP FROM FOLDING CHAIR & FELT "POP" IN KNEE. PAINFUL & STIFF. DX: ACUTE STRAIN (R) KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT CAUGHT TIP OF LEFT FOURTH FINGER IN A FOLDING BEACH CHAIR AVULSION F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS SITTING IN FOLDING CHAIR THAT COLLAPSED HIT FLOOR SUSTAINED STRAIN TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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