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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,536
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 82YMC TWISTED IN BED LINENS AT NIGHT FELL C/O KNEE PAIN/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT HAD TRIP AND FALL OVER SHEET ON 12/20 AND HAS HAND PAIN. D: HAND ABR ASION, ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| FOOT CAUGHT IN SHEET, FELL/WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT STATES GOT CAUGHT UP IN SHEETS THIS AM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Tables |
| PT. GOT FEET CAUGHT IN SHEET AND FELL HITTING R SHOULDER ON TV STAND AT HOME. DX. FX R/L HUMERUS AND HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| BEING ASSISTED OFF BED AND GOT FEET TANGLED IN BED SHEETS AND FELL AT LIVING FACILITY CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER BED SHEET AND FELL INTO WALL FX RADIUS AND ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| CAUGHT THUMB ON SHEETS DURING THE NIGHT NEURALGIA LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT DISLOCATED HER SHOULDER PULLED UP HER SHEETS AT HOME TODAY DX// DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| BACK PAIN AFTER FOLDING SHEETS AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT GOT TANGLED UP IN SHEETS AND FELL GETTING OUT OF BED. DX: FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| FEET TANGLED IN SHEETS GETTING OUT OF BED , FOOSH THEN HIT KNEE " KNEE CONTS" +" WRIST SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| TRIPPED ON A SHEET GETTING OUT OF BED FELL ON BACK FRACTURE T 11 COMPRESSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 63 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 |
| FRACTURE WRIST - 63 YOF TRIPPED OVER BEDSHEET LAST NIGHT AND FELL SUSTA INING A FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 61 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 |
| TRIPPED ON BED SHEETS AND FELL ON ARM FRACTURE HUMERAL SHAFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | 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: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| FALL;NO INJ/94YOF STS SHE GOT TANGLED IN HER SHEETS AND FELL ONTO L SID E. DAUGHTER FOUND HER SITTING ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 73 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 |
| PT. GOT R INDEX FINGER IN BED SHEETS WHEN NAPPING. DX. FX R #2 PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 TRIPPED OVER SHEET IN BEDROOM AND FELL ONTO FLOOR DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| SHOULDER CONT. PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN SHEET AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Tables |
| CONTUSION LOWER BACK - 88 YOM GETTING OUT OF BED GOT CAUGHT UP BED SHEE TS AND FELL HITTING LOWER BACK AGAINST A TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF RT SHOULDER PAIN THAT OCCURRED WHILE FIXING BED SHEETS. DX - SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT INJ THUMB WHILE CHANGING LINENS DX:L 1ST METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| OPENED SHEET TO MAKE-UP BED,EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ONSET OF BACK PAIN LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| HURT BACK WHILE CHANGING SHEETS DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Mattresses |
| PT. SAYS SHE WAS REACHING UNDER SHEETS TO GET SOMETHING AT 4 AM TODAY, R ARM STUCK B/W MATTRESS AND FOOTBOARD. DX. CONT/CRUSH INJ R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| FOOT CAUGHT IN LINEN ON SIDE OF BED CONTUSION KNEE & ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 67 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, Beds or bedframes |
| S/P FALL. PT GOT TANGLED UP IN BED LINENS WHEN FALLING OUT OF BED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT IN THE NURSING HOME WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF BED GOT C AUGHT UP IN THE SHEETS AND FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT PULLED SHEET UP IN BED @ HOME & FELT POP IN BICEP DX: RIGHT ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| CHANGING SHEETS ON BED AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER AND ARM PAIN SHOULDER SPR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| DX LEFT ELBOW STRAIN: MAKING BED AND INJURED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GOT FEET CAUGHT IN BED SHEETS AND FELL OUT OF BED TO FLOOR RT RIB FX, SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT MAKING BED & TRIPPED ON BED SHEET & FELL ONTO WALKER DX L RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| GOT HURT WHILE PLAYING TUG OF WAR WITH A SHEET. DX. R FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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