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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,793
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2006 | 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: Amputation |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN A FOLDING CHAIR AMPUTATING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | 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 |
| CLOSED FINGER IN FOLDING CHAIR, APPOX 1 1/2 MINUTES LATER HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE DX: FINGER LAC POSS NERVE INJURY. VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A FOLDING CHAIR AND LANDED ON CARPET AND INJURED KNEE. DX: RIGHT KNEE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 84 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 @ HOME CLOSING FOLDING CAHIR CIT RT INDEX FINGER DX LACERATION R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 71 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 |
| PT CAUGHT RT 3RD FINGER IN A LAWN CHAIR, FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 83 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 |
| BEACH TYPE LAWN CHAIR BROKE/HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A FOLDING CHAIR AT ADULT DAY CARE TODAY DX// HEAD INJURY HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN FOLDING CHAIR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT CAUGHT R INDEX FINGER IN A LAWN CHAIR DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-TRIPPED ON FOLDED LAWN CHAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 62 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 CHAIR FOLDED AND FINGER GOT CRUSHED DX// FX RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT AT HOME CUT FINGER ON LOUNGE CHAIR # DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS SITTING IN PLASTIC PATIO CHAIR AT ASSISTED LIVING CENTER AND TIP PED OUT ON TO CEMENT PATIO. DX: HIP CONTUSION, ELBOW ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| HIT ON L ANKLE FROM A FOLDING CHAIR,HEMATOMA TO L ANKLE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| FELL FROM LAWN CHAIR, HAND HIT GROUND/ LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| CUT F.ARM ON THE SHARP EDGE OF BEACH CHAIR WHEN STOOD UP " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LACERATION FINGER - 63 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER IN FOLDING CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 64 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 |
| SHOULDER CT-FELL BACKWARDS FROM LAWN CHAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| TEARS THIGH MUSCLE LIFTING A FOLD UP CHAIR AT PARK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 51 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 |
| CONTUSION LOWER BACK - 51 YOF WAS VISITING SISTER AND WENT TO SIT ON A FOLDING CHAIR THAT COLLAPSED CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| SITTING IN FOLDING CHAIR WHICH COLLAPSED AT *** CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 59 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 GETTING OUT OF A BEACH CHAIR AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOURTH FINGER ON A FOL D IN THE CHAIR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 82 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 |
| FOREARM CT-@ HOME-FELL ON ARM WHILE TRYING TO HANG UP A LAWN CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT PESENTS WITH LACERATION TO FINGER - PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN FOLDING CHAIR - CANNOT STOP BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PATIENT FELL OFF OF A FOLDING CHAIR & INJURED HER LT WRIST. DX - LT WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT GOT THUMB STUCK IN FOLDING CHAIR DX: AMPUTATION DISTAL END OF THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| 73 YO FEMALE GOT RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT IN FOLDING CHAIR AVULSION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| LEFT RING FINGER CRUSH INJURY.PT SAT IN A FOLDING CHAIR AND CAUGHT FING ER IN IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING WITH BROTHER WHEN HE HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL OUT OF CHAIR STRIKING LT ARM C/O LT ARM PN DX: LT ARM CONTUSIONS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| FOREARM LACS-FOLDING CHAIR HIT ARM-@ A PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS A WEEK AGO WAS GETTING OUT OF A LOUNG E CHAIR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT SITTING ON A BEACH CHAIR AT THE BEACH WHEN SHE WENT TO STAND UP SHE GOT HER LEFT LEG CAUGHT AND TWISTED ANKLE- FRACTURED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Aspirin or aspirin compounds |
| LEAN AGAINST FOLDING CHAIR, IT COLLAPSED, PT LANDED ON ANOTHER FOLDING CHAIR DX: INTRACEREBELLAR BLEED,HTN PT ON ASA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 64 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 FELL OFF OF BEACH CHAIR HITTING CHEST, CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING FROM A FOLDING CHAIR A T HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Beach chairs or folding chairs, Boats and boating |
| PT ON CRUISE SHIP, TRIPPED OVER A LOUNGE CHAIR, FELL. FX RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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