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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,859
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 56 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| FELL OVER FOOT STOOL AND INJURED BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| TRIPPED OVER OTTOMAN DX. ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| RIGHT FLANK CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER AN OTTOMAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Tables |
| PT TRIPPED OVER FOOT STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON END TABLE DX: LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| TRIPPED ON OTTOMAN IN DARK & FELL. CLOSED AVULSION FX LT PROXIMAL HUMER US |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 56YOMC SITTING ON AN OTTOMAN CHAIR AND C/O LEFT HIP PAIN DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 85 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT. FELL BACKWARDS ON MONDAY OFF OF FOOT STOOL NOW C/O LOW LT. SIDE BAC K PAIN. DX. ACUTE CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| CUT FINGER ON A FOOTSTOOL A PEICE OF METAL LACERATION LEFT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| CHI - 79 YOF TRIPPED OVER OTTOMAN HITTING HEAD AND ALSO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| RAN INTO OTTOMAN BAREFOOT. FX LT 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT TRIPPED OVER AN OTTOMAN AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| TRIPPED OVER FOOTSTOOL DX: AVULSION SKIN LT. SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 82 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 82 YO F FELL OFF FOOT STOOL LANDING ON ARM FX RASIUS &ULNA,CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| BIMALLEOLAR FX LT ANKLE, PATIENT WAS GOING TO BED LAST NIGHT AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A FOOTSTOOL AT 11 PM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT SEEN FOR RIB FX AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AFTER FALLING OVER A FOOTSTO OL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT FELL FROM FOOTSTOOL. DX: FX R DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| CONTUSION TO SHOULDER WHEN FELL OVER FOOTSTOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| RT 4TH TOE FRACTURE.PT RAN INTO AN OTTOMAN AND INJURED TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| TRIPPED OVER AN OTTOMAN, DX1.5 CM NOSE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PAPTIENT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A FOOTSTOOL, FRACTURING HER KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT INJURED FOOT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER AN OTTOMON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION. FELL OVER FOOT STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 80 YO FEMALE WHO WAS ON A FOOTSTOOL ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB,S HE FELL,FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| RT LEG HEMATOMA-@ HOME-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT A PADDED FOOTSTOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT FELL OFF AN OTTOMAN AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| FELL AT HOME ONTO ROUND CUSHIONED STOOL INJURING LT RIBS; CONTUSION LT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| SCRAPED SHINS ON FOOT STOOL SKIN TEARS BOTH LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| KNEE CT-TRIPPED OVER A FOOT STOL-FELL FORWARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 85 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Chairs |
| WALKED INTO A OTTOMAN AT HOME AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON A CHAIR AND FX W RIST;CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 78 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| CHI-LOST BALANCE-FELL-HIT A FOOT STOOL-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 72 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN, "CRACKED WRIST", FELL OVER FOOT STOOL AND CAUGHT WEIGHT ON RT WRIST, AND AND RIGHT KNEEM\, FELL NIGHT PRIOR TO ER VISIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Beds or bedframes |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME FELL OFF THE SIDE OF HIS BED STRIKING RIGHT ELBO W AGAINST THE END OF A FOOTSTOOL LACERATION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL OFF FOOT STOOL TWISTED ANKLE, ACUTE R ANKLE SWELLIN G PAIN SECONDARY TO SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Footwear |
| MISSTEPPED OFF FOOT STOOL WEARING SHOES DX: FRACTURE RT. 1ST TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER HASSOCK FELL TO FLOOR DX BROKEN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Chair, rocking |
| HEAD LAC/83YOM AT ABOUT 8:30 LAST NIGHT, TRIPPED OVER FOOTSTOOL & DOG A ND HIT TOP OF HEAD ON WOODEN HANDLE OF ROCKING CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A FOOTSTOOL AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 73 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| FX ARM WHEN FELL OVER STOOL AT OFFICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OVER FOOTSTOOL AND HIT THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX COMPRESSION FX T SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT TRIPPED OVER FOOTSTOOL. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN, ETOH INTOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| FELL DOWN HIT FOOT ON A HASSOCK LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| FELL OVER FOOTSTOOL AND HIT HEAD AND SHOULDER CONTUSING THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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