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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,075
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 69 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 |
| WRIST FX. 69 YOF GOT FEET TANGLED UP IN BEDSHEETS |
| 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: 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: 10/14/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON BED LINENS THAT WERE ON THE FLOOR AND FELL TO THE FLOOR F RACTURED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 93 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| CHANGING PILLOW CASE, DIRECT BLOW TO WINDOW, DX; WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PATIENT FELL AND TRIPPED OVER BED LINENS AND FRACTURED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 86 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 |
| PT STATE SHE TRIPPED OVER BEDSHEETS HUTING HER (L) WRIST. DX WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/01/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE CHANGING SHEETS DX: FX LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 62 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 |
| PT GOT TANGLED IN BED SHEETS AND FELL. DX: L COLLES FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 62 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 |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON SHEETS AND FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds |
| PT INJ WRIST WHILE REMOVING SHEETS FROM BED DX: LT WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 66 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 |
| PT CARRYING SHEETS AT HOME, TRIPPED AND FELL, FX LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| ACUTE SPRAIN RT WRIST - HURT WRIST WHILE SHAKING OUT SHEETS @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Clocks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2001 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2000 | Age: 56 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2000 | Age: 73 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/1997 | Age: 76 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, Washing machines |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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