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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,627
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Chairs |
| BURNS TO LEGS-SUS BURNS TO BILATERAL LEGS, BUTOCKS, ABDOMEN AFTER FALLN G ASLEEP IN CHAIR WITH A HOT CUP OF COFFEE IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84 Y/O F INJURED R UPPER LEG WHEN SITTING IN CHAIR AND FELL TO FLOOR WH ILE REACHING FOR SOMETHING AT HOME. DX; R UPPER LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| 82 YO FEMALE FELL OUT OF CHAIR FRACTURE FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 103 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL TRANSFERRING FROM CHAIR TO WHEELCHAIR. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT FELL, PAIN R THIGH, HIT A CHAIR, DX; COMMINATED FX R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL BACKWARD WHILE TRYING TO USE A CHAIR TO GET UP. C/O R LEG/BACK/SHO ULDER PAIN DX: NOT NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| GETTING OUT OF CHAIR LEGS BUCKLED NEUROPATHIC PAIN SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO FLOOR WHILE GETTING UP FROM CHAIR, CAUSED DISTAL FEMUR FRACT URE. PT DOES HAVE KNEE PROSTHESIS, FX ABOVE PROSTHESIS. XRAY CONFIRM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL OUT OF A CHAIR WHEN IT BROKE LEFT THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OFF A CHAIR CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE BA CK OF HER RT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| ROLLED ANKLE STANDING UP FROM CHAIR AND FELL FX UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| FEMUR NECK FX-FELL FROM CHAIR-@ NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chairs |
| RT HAMSTRING STRAIN.PT FELL OUT OF A CHAIR AND INJURED HAMSTRING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| CHAIR FELL ON PT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SIT, CAUSING LEG PAIN DX:PAIN TO UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Ceilings and walls |
| FEMUR FX. PT STOOD UP FROM CHAIR AND TRIPPED OVER A PURSE HITTING KNEE ON A WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chairs |
| 59 YO MALE WAS SITTING IN CHAIR FOR 5 HOURS AND COULDN'T GET UP CELLULITIS LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chairs |
| PULLED LEG GETTING UP FROM A LOW CHAIR DX: THIGH STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chairs |
| 79YOFC FOOT CAUGHT IN CHAIR FELL ONTO SIDE C/O UPPER LEG PAIN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT.INJ.L.HIP AT HOME WHEN SITTING ON A CHAIR & FELL TO FLOOR. DX; L.FE MORAL NECK F.X. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX R FEMUR/74YOM W/HISTORY OF TOTAL HIP REPLACE. 15 YRS AGO WAS TRANSFE RRING TO CHAIR AT HOME AT 9AM WHEN FELL ONTO FLOOR INJURING HIP & THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chairs, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT IN CHAIR SLID ONTO CARPET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT WENT TO SIT DOWN AND MISSED CHAIR. DX: CONT L THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 76 YO F GETTING OUT CHAIR LOST BALANCE FELL ON FLOOR FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 73 YO F FELL OUT OF CHAIR LANDING ON FLOOR FX FEMUR NECK CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES HE FELL OFF CHAIR ONTO FLOOR IN HIS APARTMENT INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT FELL GETTING OUT OF CHAIR STRIKING UPPER LEG LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Doorsills or frames |
| FEMUR FX-BENT OVER IN A CHAIR-@ HOME-BENT BACKWARDS-HIT DOORFRAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL FROM CHAIR AT NH DX. FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT STOOD UP FROM CHAIR AND FELT POP IN THIGH. PAIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED . D: MUSCLE STRAIN, LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chairs |
| WALKING W/O WALKER, LEANED OVER AND FELL, HIT ARM OF CHAIR W/R JAW, C/ O R LEG PAIN. DX. CONT R THIGH, ANEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT WAS ABOUT TO SIT DOWN WHEN THE CHAIR SLID FROM UNDER HER CAUSING HER TO FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chairs |
| TRIPPED FELL LANDED ON A CHAIR L LEG AND THING CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL OFF CHAIR WHILE REACHING FOR SOMETHING DX: FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/14/2004 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| 92 YO F FELL OUT OF CHAIR INJURED LEG FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chairs |
| INJURED LEG WHEN SHE STEPPED UP ON CHAIR DX LT UPPER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| GOT UP FROM CHAIR - HIP PAIN ADMITTED RIGHT FEMORAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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