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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 841
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| PT. FELL FACE FORWARD ON SCALE AT NH. LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOSE. DX. NAS AL FX AND NASAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| HUSBAND FELL OFF SCALE ONTO PT AT CLINIC. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2004 | Age: 61 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: Scales, Tables |
| PT. GETTING ON SCALE TO WEIGH AND FELL HITTING SIDE AND CHEST ON A TABLE AT A DIALYSIS CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Scales |
| PT, WHO HAD LOWER LEG AMPUTATED IN MAY DUE TO BIKE ACCIDENT, WAS STANDI NG ON SCALE, FORGOT LEG WAS GONE & FELL ON STUMP. D:PUNCTURE, STUMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| 74 YOF @ DOCTORS OFFICE FELL OFF SCALE FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| DROPPED SCALE ON FOOT @ *** TODAY. CLOSED FX DISTAL PHALANX LT GREAT TO E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| 67 YOF FELL OF SCALES IN DIALYSIS CENTER CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT HIP AND ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scales |
| BIL SUBDURAL HEMATOMA. PT FELL OFF A SCALE IN DR OFFICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2004 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scales |
| PATIENT WAS BEING HELPED ON SCALES WHEN TWISTED ANKLE AT NURSING HOME. DX: RT ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 85 YOM WAS PLACED ON LIFT SCALE; PATIENT TURNED, KNOCKED TELEPHONE OVER WHICH HIT HIM IN THE FACE. CONTUSION OF THE NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales |
| PT. WAS HIT IN HEAD W/BATHROOM SCALES BY HER HUSBAND WHILE HE WAS SLEEP WALKING. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT GETTING OFF SCALE AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING UPPER CHEST ON SHOWER DOOR C/O PAIN LEFT SIDE RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| GETTING OFF A SCALE - FELL LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales |
| PT TRIPPED OVER THE BATHROOM SCALE AT HOME STRIKING HEAD LACERATION SCA LP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| LEFT 8TH RIB FX. PT FELL WHEN GETTING OFF SCALES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| FELL, STANDING ON SCALE, LOST BALANCE FX PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| PT HIT RT FOOT ONBATHROOM SCALE PAIN WITH WEIGHT BEARING RT FOOT FRACTU RE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales |
| PT. FELL OFF SCALES THIS MORNING AT NURSING HOME WHILE WEIGHING. DX. C ONT L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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