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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,992
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Furniture |
| DERMATITIS-58YOF-RASH ON ARMS, ABD, & LEGS-DUE TO NEW SHEETS & FURNITUR E-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT FELL 12/2.3 WHILE CHANGING BEDSHEETS AT NURSING HOME, HIT HEAD, DX NECKK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 85 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 |
| 85YOF TRIPPED ON BED SHEETS & FELL ONTO (L) HIP DX;* PELVIC FX / COM PRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| 90YOM SLEEPS ON PLASTIC SHEETS BECAUSE OF URINE OUTPUT ISSUES SLID OUT OF BED STRIKING HEAD;FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Rugs or carpets |
| 86YOF LACERATION TO EYEBROW TRIPPED OVER A SHEET FELL ONTO CARPET LIVES IN NURSING HOME, HX DEMENTIA* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| 85YOF CHANGING THE SHEETS ON HER BED AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT HIP STR AINED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| TOE NAIL GOT CAUGHT ON SHEETS WHILE SLEEPING IN BED AT HOME AVULSION TOE NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 68 Y/O M HOMELESS EXP BED BUG BITES @ SELTER 9 DAYS AGO. YESTERDAY IDB ED BUG ON SHEETS, & SOB . DX INSECT BITES ARMS & TRUNK & ASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED & FELL, FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON SHEET; SMALL SCRAPE TO NOSE. DX: HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| C/O ABRUPT ONSET OF DIFFUSE BODY PRURITIC RASH AFTER USING NEW BED SHEE TS>>URTICARIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 51 YOF, CHANGING FITTED SHEET, FELT POP IN FINGER SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SHEETS GETTING OUT OF BED GOING TO BATHROOM, HIT HEAD AGAINST DRESSER. DX -CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA, FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 75 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, Beds or bedframes |
| PT TRIPPED ON SHEETS WHILE MAKING BED. DX: R HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 60 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 |
| DX SH OR UPPER ARM INJ: TUCK'G IN SHEETSIN BED W SHE MADE A FWD MV'MT FELT SUDDEN PN & "HEARD NOISE" FELT POP IN SH. WHOE ARM STARTED SHAK'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 66 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 |
| C/O ACUTE ONSET OF GEN. BODY HIVES AFTER LAYING ON NEW/UNWASHED BED SHE ETS>>ALL RX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED AND GOT TANGLED IN SHEETS AND INJURED SHOULDER DX: HUMERAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT TRIPPED ON A SHEET AND FELL. DX: FACIAL LAC 2.5 CM, FINGER LAC, UTI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRAUMA CHEST(RT.COSTAL AREA).PT.REFERS WHILE CHANGING BED SHEETS,GOT TA NDLE FALLING DOWN ON BEDROOM FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| REPORTS LAST PM, LEGS GOT TANGLED IN BED SHEETS&FELL OFF BED, ?HEIGHT, HITTING HEAD ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, NO LOC/N/V>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED OVER BED LINENS; RT SHOULDER PAIN,LT KNEE; DEFORMITY TO SHOULDE R. DX: CLOSED ANGULATED DISPLACED FX RT PROXIMAL HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIPPED ON BED LINEN FRACTURED HUMERUS // DOS = 5-12-09 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT WAS AT HOME, GOT LEG TANGLED IN THE SHEETS CAUSING A SPRAIN TO LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 52 YO F TENDONITIS TO SHOULDER FLUNG COVERS BACK FELT POP IN SHOULDER * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| 52 YOF FOOT GOT TWISTED IN LINEN AND FELL OUT OF BED CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| HEAD CONT. PT GOT FEET CAUGHT IN BED CLOTHES AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| NECK STR. PT STRAINED NECK WHEN FALLING OVER BED SHEETS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 88 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, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL CHANGING SHEETS ON BED - USING WALKER HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 54 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP WHILE " SHAKING OUT BED SHEETS" TODAY >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Laundry soaps or detergents |
| PT WASHED SHEETS WITH A CHEAP DETERGENT AND AWOKE WITH A RASH ON UPPER TRUNK CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 55 YOM HURT FINGER PULLING ON BED SHEET FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| GETTING OUT OF BED GOT TANGLED IN BED LINEN AND FELL ONTO FLOOR CAUSEDC ONMPRESSION FRACTURE TO LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 59 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, Beds or bedframes |
| WAS MAKING THE BED AT HOME WITH BED LINENS AND WAS BENT OVER HAD LOW BA CK PAIN....STRAIN TO LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT POSSIBLY CAUGHT TOE IN SHEETS AT HOME WHILE SLEEPING, TOE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| WRIST SPRAIN-CHANGING SHEETS ON BED-FELT PAIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| TRIP AND FALL CARRYING LAUNDRY ( SHEETS) DX: KNEE FX, KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED SLEF INTO EYE WITH FINGER NAIL PULLING UP COVER >>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Fabric treatment products |
| PT HAS HERPES ON LEFT SIDE OF FORHEAD WAS SLEEPING ON A STARCHED PILLO W CASE AND RUBBED FACE NOW LESIONS ARE BLEEDING ABRASION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT PUTTING SHEETS ON HER PLANTS ON HER PATIO TO PREPARE FOR THE COLD AN D SHE FELL ONTO UPPER ARM FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Mattresses |
| 59 YOF HURT HAND WHILE CHANGING SHEETS AND LIFTING MATTRESS WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 86YOM WHILE CHANGING SHEETS WAS PULLING FITTED SHEET AND TUCKING IT UNDER DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN;BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS AT ***, REACHED TO GET SHEETS OFF SHELF AND HEARD A LOUD PO P AND R ARM WENT LIMP. DX. R HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 54 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, Clothes dryers |
| RT SHOULDER SPRAIN: PULLING SHEET OUT OF DRYER, FELT "POP" SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON COVERS FROM BED AND FELL TO FLOOR, HIT HEAD, OCCURED AT H OME, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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