Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,172
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Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT C/O BACK PAIN DUE TO CABINET FELL ON HER AT HOME THIS PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS WEAK AND DIZZY AT HOME WITH A LANOXIN LEVEL OF 3.9 AND FELL STRI KING CHEST AGAINST A MAGAZINE RACK FRACTURED RIB ADMITTED FOR DIG TOXIC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
METAL DISPLAY RACK FELL ONTO PT PREV DAY AT STORE CONT TO BACK AND NECK / T-SPINE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FRACTURES RIB FALLING INTO A VANITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 75 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED&FELL AT HOME HITITNG CW ONTO BOOKCASE " CONTS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Television tables or stands
HIT BACK ON SHELF & TV CABINET DX T3 - T9 COMRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
FALL: CONTUSION RT RIBS AND HIPS: LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO A CABINET, FOUND ON FLOOR LEANING AGAINST STAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 89 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: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
89YOF SUSPECT ACCAULT RIB FX DYSPNEA WENT TO STAND FROM SITTING FELL A GAINST SHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 54 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
THORACIC CONTUSION,CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT BACK ON A CABIN ET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT.INJ.RT.RIBS AT HOME WHEN FELL AGAINST KITCHEN CUPBOARD. DX; RT.RIB F.X.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 51 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE CHEST WALL BY FALLING WHILE CLEANING CU PBOARDS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 74 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Containers
MOVING BOX FROM SHELF C/O UPPER CHEST PAIN AND BACK PAIN....STRAIN TO U PPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WITH STERNAL PAIN SINCE RUNNING INTO A CABINET DOOR LAST NIGHT IN KITCHEN. D: CHEST PAIN. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT HAD A SHELF AT A STORE FALL ON PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
53YOM MUSCEL STRAIN OBLIQUE R SIDE CARRYING METAL CABINET SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL INTO CABINET; RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST SHELVES. DX: PNUEMOTHORAX, COPD, PNEUMONIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 54 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: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FX RIBS/54YOF FELL INTO BATHROOM CABINET AT HOME AND C/O PAIN ANTERIOR R RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL BACKWARDS, HIT SHELF DX R RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 78 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
R POSTERIOR RIB & BACK PAIN ? ETIOLOGY: ADJUSTING DRAPES AND REACHING UP INTO CUPBOARD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HIT BY FALLING SHELF. DX- CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST CABINET @ HOME DX RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL INTO BOOKSHELF TRYING TO MOVE BOOKSHELF FRACTURE LEFT 11TH RIB FLANK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FRACTURE RIBS - PATIENT REPORTS FALLING INTO A BOOKCASE THIS AM - AT HO ME "I LOST MY BALANCE AND FELL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2006	Age: 75 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL AND HIT ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND GOT CONTUSION OF UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED / FELL OVER A CLOTHING RACK IN THE STORE DX; CHEST, L KNEE & L ANKLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RIGHT RIB FX. PT WAS LIFTING A SHELF DIVIDER AND STRAINED RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
C/O PT STATES TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO BOOKBCASE DX RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHEST STRAIN-SINCE MOVING ENTERTAINMENT CENTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT RIB CONTUSION-TRIPPED IN THE BATHROOM AND STRUCK CHEST ON CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
67 YOM STRUCK CABINET BY ACCIDENT WITH R CHEST. FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 76 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST BOOKCASE AND THEN TO KNEES CONTUSION RIBS AND HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2006	Age: 55 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL ON COFFEE TABLE; CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT C/O R RIB PAIN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LIFT 5 GALLON PAINT CAN TO HIGH S HELF IN A TWISTING MOTION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SLIPPED, HIT L SIDE ON CABINET DX: CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT AT HOME LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST A CABINET DX R RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 78 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
THOR ABR. PT FELL INTO CORNER OF A BOOKCASE GETTING PAPERS OFF FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2006	Age: 95 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT RIB CONT. PT WAS PUTTING THINGS IN A CABINET AND LOST BALANCE HITT ING RIBS,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Bathtubs or showers
PT HELPING TO MOVE A VANITY AND HAD CHEST PAIN, THEN HELPING W/ A SHOWE R AND HAD CHEST PAIN AGAIN DX: ACUTE MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RETIEVING SOMETHING OFF HIGH SHELF/UPPER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 60 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT.INJ.RT.SIDE RIBS AT HOME WHEN IN BATHROOM & FELL AGAINST CABINET. DX ; RT.SIDE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER FELL ONTO PT'S L SIDE DX: L CHEST CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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