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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,173
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT TRIPPED ON A BED SHEET AND FELL - FX UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Air conditioners |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME TRYING TO FIX COVERS ON BED HITTING HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AND KNEE ON THE FLOOR. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED OVER HIS BED SHEET AND FELL TO GROUND HIP AND SHOULDER CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| CHANGING BED SHEETS AND FELT PAIN IN BACK RESULTING IN LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| 56 YO PULLING SHEET ON BED INJURED SHOULDER SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| DX RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN: PUTTING SHEETS ON BEDS AT HOME, INJURED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| FELT POP IN SHOULDER TUGGING ON A SHEET. " TENDINITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Bed rails |
| PT IS BEDRIDDEN AT NH, WAS PULLING ON SHEET AND HIT ELBOW ON BED RAILIN G. DX. CONT/PAIN R ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT TRIPPED ON SHEET AND FELL. DX: L 7TH RIB FX, L UPPER ARM CONT/ABR, COPD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT SUSTAINED THORACIC STRAIN FROM FALL CHANGING BED SHEETS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 64 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: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT STRAIGHTENING SHEETS AND HURT FINGER, NO INITIAL PAIN - THEN THROBBI NG PAIN. DX: MALLET FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED OVER BED SHEETS AND FELL FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PUTTING SHEETS ON BED, DEVELOPED BACK PAIN, DX; BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 57 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| R ANKLE SPRAIN: GETTING OUT OF BED IN HOSPITAL, CAUGHT FOOT IN BED SHEET AND TWISTED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT GOT CAUGHT UP IN HER SHEETS AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL CONTUSION FACE AND RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION WRIST: PATIENT GOT ENTANGLED WITH SHEET AND FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR, RT WRIST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT. FELL MONDAY NIGHT, GOT TANGLED IN SHEETS, FELL OUT OF BED. PT C/O R HAND WEAKNESS. DX. R KNEE FX., FXS R TIBIA, WEAKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| FINGER FX-FELL FORWARD WHILE PUTTING SHEETS ON BED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT. FELL ON WAY TO BATHROOM, TRIPPED ON SHEETS. DX CONCUSSION W/LOC, S PRAIN NEKC, CONT HEAD. OCCURRED AT NH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED ON BED LINENS TONIGHT WHILE GOING TO BATHROOM. DX. FX R DISTA L RADIUS (WRIST). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SHEETS, FELL HITTING SHOUDLER ON FLOOR SUSTAINED " SHOULDER FX'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| 60 YO TUCKING SHEET ON BED INJURED FINGER SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT CHANGING SHEETS ON BED WHEN FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER. DX MILD DISLOCATION OF SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| SHORT EXPOSURE TO BURNING BED SHEETS TRYING TO RESCUE SOMEONE IN HOUSE FIRE - FIRE DEPT ON SCENE DX SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 93 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: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED ON SHEETS - MINOR CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT SPENT THE NIGHT IN A HOTEL WITH HARD ITCHY SHEETS AWOKE THIS AM WITH A GENERALIZED ITCHY RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STUMBLED IN HER SHEETS AND FELL TO FLOOR THIS MORNIGN NO LOC DX L HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| AVULSION R GREAT TOE, PT GOT TOE CAUGHT IN THE SHEETS & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, LOOSE NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED OVER A SHEET AND FELL LAC NOSE AND ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED OVER SHEETS AND FELL - FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| RASH, ITCHING ALL OVER, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, EXPOSURE TO NEW SHEETS DX ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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