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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,382
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| 53 Y.O. B MALE W/CERVICAL STRAIN. PT SLEPT ON A LARGER THAN NORMAL PILL OW & WOKE UP W/NECK HURTING @ HOME. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT STATES A BAT FLEW INTO HOUSE AND HE WAS BITTEN BY BAT WHEN HE LIFTED A PILLOW THE BAT WAS HIDING UNDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| 97 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW & FELL TO FLOOR @ HOME . E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT HAS BEEN SLEEPING ON CONTOUR PILLOW AND HAS NECK PX. DX: NECK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PILLOW AT HOME. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, R SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT. SLEPT ON 2 PILLOWS 11/8, WOKE UP FRIDAY W/PAIN. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCI AL STRAIN CERVICAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT FELT POP WHILE THROWING PILLOW. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, CONSTIPATION, SEDATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER PILLOW AND FELL TO FLOOR INJURING LOWER LEG..DISTAL FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pillows, Tables |
| TRIPPED OVER PILLOW, HIT NIGHT TABLE DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| AWOKE AT HOME AT 0350 WITH NECK PAIN, SHE THINKS SHE SLEPT ON TWO PILLO WS WRONG. DX NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT STATES WENT TO PICK UP A PILLOW AND FELL FORWARD ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pillows |
| L EAR PAIN WHEN PT WOKE UP THIS AM,BLOOD SEEN ON PILLOW.DX L EAR TRAUMA TO CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| FALL-SLIPPED ON INFLATABLE SHIPPING PILLOW DX FX COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 52 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| RT THUMB JAMMED UNDER PILLOW DX: RT THUMB STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| RT SHOULDER SPRAIN-TRIPPED ON A PILLOW & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| PATIENT STATES SLEPT ON PILLOW WRONG, HAS PAIN TO NECK. DX: STRAIN TO NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION AND FRACTURE TO FOOT WHEN TRIPPED OVER PILLOW THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS WHILE STRAIGHTENING PILLOWS ON SOFA HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pillows |
| THREW HEAD DOWN ONTO PILLOW HARD; VERTIGO NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pillows, First aid equipment |
| HE NOTED BLOOD ON HIS PILLOW THIS MORNING AT HOME, CLEANING EAR WITH A* ** LAST NIGHT AND NOTED SHARP PAIN. DX RUPTURED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT EXPOSED TO 100% POLYESTER WHILE STUFFING PILLOWS, DX LIP SWELLING, O THER SWELLING, DX ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pillows, Chairs |
| RUPTURED EXTENSOR TENDON R RIG FING/71YOWF ADJUSTING PILLOW IN ***-CHAI R AND HEARD FINGER SNAP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows, Stools |
| FOOT FX.- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE WAS STANDING ON A STOOL WITH A PILLOW ON I T THAT WAS NOT TIED DOWN PROPERLY AND IT SLIPPED, CAUSING HER TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BENDING OVER TO PICK UP PILLOW ON FLOOR AND SUDDEN BACK PAIN DX: DEG ENERATIVE DISEASE LUMBAR SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL BACKWARDS, FELL ON PILLOW COVERED WALKER, C/O PAIN UNDER R BREAST INTO BACK. DX. RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP PILLOW OFF FLOOR, ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW & FELL INTO A CHEST HITTING RIGHT RIB CAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 84 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: Pillows |
| INJURE RIB, PUTTING HER CAT ON A PILLOW DX: CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| STRAIN LT ARM, TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FX HIP. PT TRIPPED ON A PILLOW THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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