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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,538
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| NO APPARENT INJURY-FELL OFF CHAIR-@ ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL OUT OF CHAIR ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX: FALL, INABILITY TO AMBULATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL OUT OF CHAIR AND STRUCK BACK OF HIS HEAD. DX SYNCOPE OR SEIZURE# |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ASLEEP IN CHAIR AND FELL ONTO FLOOR. DX; NO INJURIES NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| WIFE CUTTING PT HAIR AT HOME, PT PASSED OUT AND FELL OUT OF CHAIR. DX FALL NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRYING TO SIT IN CHAIR FELL ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX FALL NO INJ URIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Doors |
| FALL, NO INJURY, PT WAS SITTING ON A CHAIR AND CHAIR FELL OVER, PT FELL FROM CHAIR AND HIT HIP ON DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| 78 YO M FRAQUENT FALLS FELL GETTING UP FROM A CHAIR NO INJURY LISTED PT WAS ADMITTED* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF CHAIR. DX; NO INJURIES NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT WAS TRYING TO SQEEZE BETWEEN 2 CHAIRS AND FELL AT ADULT HOME. DX: FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF A CHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME- HAS ALZHEIMERS SENT TO THE ED FOR FALL EVALUATION NO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE INJURY EVENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chairs |
| DX ALZHEIMER'S DZ/FALL/CONTU MULTIPLE: BIB EMS, WIFE CALL D/T INC'G WEAKNESS, PT SLIP'G OUT OF CHAIRS; PT KEEPS FALL/TOO BIG FOR WIFE HELP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL OUT OF CHAIR AT HOME. DX FALL WITHOUT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OUT OF CHAIR INTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX FALL WITHOUT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chairs |
| MULT CONT/61YOF FELL OFF CHAIR@HOME & C/O NUMEROUS PAINS.HUSBAND DIED I N 2002.DAUGHTER DIED OF OD IN 2006.2ND DAUGHTER IN JAIL.HX DEPRESSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT WITH NO INJURIES IN FALL OUT OF CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| 53 YO FEMALE FELL FROM UNSECURE CHAIR AND IT FELL ON HER LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| C/O WEAKNESS, COUGH, FELL OUT OF CHAIR TWICE TODAY. DX-NO INJURY, SEPSIS, VOMITING, FEVER, UTI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL GETTING OUT OF CHAIR, LANDED IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX ACUTE MI, FALL W ITHOUT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF A CHAIR & LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX: FALL/ WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| 97YOF WAS GETTING INTO A CHAIR,WHEN IT GAVE OUT,CAUSING HER TO FALL; FALL,WITHOUT APPARENT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| STOOD UP FROM CHAIR, FELL ON TILE FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX FALL WITHO UT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF CHAIR AND STRUCK HEAD. DX; NO INJURIES NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| OBS FOR INJURY AFTER FALLING FROM A CHAIR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED WHEN FELL OFF THE CHAIR AND LANDED ON THE FLOOR.? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT WITH NO INJURIES IN FALL OFF CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OUT OF CHAIR ONTO FLOOR. DX; NO INJURIES NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT DX MUSCULOSKELETAL SPASM - FELL OUT OF HIS CHAIR JUST PTA.PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT WITH NO INJURIES IN FALL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM CHAIR TO CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL OUT OF CHAIR YESTERDAY, TODAY SEEN BY THE NURSE, DIDN'T WANT TO WA LK>> VERTEBRA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX FALL/ATN/POSS SYBNCOPE: FELL TO THE FLOOR GETTING UP FROM CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED OUT OF CHAIR, FOUND IN FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX FALL WITHOUT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT LIVES IN A CARE FACILITY, SLID OUT OF CHAIR ONTO THE FLOOR C/O RIGHT HIP PAIN. DX-NO APPARENT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Grocery or shopping carts |
| FALL 3X LAST 2 DAYS,2/16 PUSHING GROCERY CART,2/17 FELL OUT OF CHAIR X2 , DX: WEAKNESS, MULTIPLE FALLS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| 86YOF WAS TRANSFERING FROM A CHAIR,SLIPPED AND FELL; FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF A CHAIR ONTO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-NO INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs, Day wear |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME ON THE PORCH STOOD UP OUT OF A CHAIR AND HIS PAN TS FELL DOWN CAUSED HIM TO FALL NO INJURY SENT TO THE ED FOR FALL EVALU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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