Accidents - Computers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,583
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	412	Head:	333
Lower Trunk:	326	Upper Trunk:	240
Finger:	217	Wrist:	159
Face:	152	Foot:	139
Upper Arm:	133	Elbow:	117
Shoulder:	102	Lower Arm:	102
Neck:	94	Hand:	33
Toe:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
COMPUTER MONITOR FELL DX. C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers, Chairs
PT WAS PLAYING ON COMPUTER AND FELT DIZZY AND FELL OFF CHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers
PT TRIPPED OVER COMPUTER CORD. DX: L FIFTH METATARSAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
CUT LT. MIDDLE FINGER WHILE HOOKING UP COMPUTER DX: LACERATIION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
LUMBAT STRAIN.PT LIFTED A COMPUTER AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
L UPPER ARM NUMBNESS, PLAYING ON COMPUTER ALL DAY. DX. L ARM HEAVINESS .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2003	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: Computers
HEAD TRAUMA, VIA EMS, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING COMPUTER PRINTE R FROM A CLOSET, C/O PAIN, NO LOC, HX OF ASTHMA, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER AS A RESULT OF USING THE COMPUTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	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: Computers
LUMBAR STRAIN-LIFTED A COMPUTER MONITOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers
PT DROPPED A WOODEN COMPUTER DESK SHELF ON HER FOOT C/O PAIN AND SWELLI NG LEFT FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers
PT TRIPED OVER COMPUTER CORDS LANDING ON ELBOW C/O PAIN FRACTURED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT @ SUNSET STATION PLAYING ON A VIDEO MACHINE AND GOT UP SUDDENLY FELT DIZZY DX SYNCOPE PT LEFT AMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
75YOMC TRIPPED WHILE MOVING COMPUTER CUTTING FOREARM/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Computers
CARRYING COMPUTER MONITOR TO TRASH, TRIPPED & FELL MONITOR HI PT IN THROAT. THYROID CARTILAGE FX, PATELLA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Computers
60 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN SHE PASSED OUT WHILE AT COMPUTER AND HIT HEA D ON KEYBOARD AT HOME. DX; BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/12/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
CUT ON COMPUTER CASE - SHEET METAL FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT TRYING TO LIFT HEAVY COMPUTER AND FELT PAIN IN FOREARM AND POP. D: E LBOW SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT PLAYING VIDEO SLOTS AND BECAME DIZZY DX; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 90 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: Computers
PT @ SAMS TOWN CASINO WALKING THROUGH WAS ACCIDENTLY BUMPED INTO BY ANO THER PERSON FELL INTO A SLOT MACHINE DX; RT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
65 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHILE MOVING COMPUTER AT HOME. DX; R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers, Ceilings and walls
78 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER COMPUTER WIRE AT *** MARINA AND HIT FACE ON WALL - FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PAIN CARRYING COMPUTER MONITOR INTO HOUSE DX. SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
FACIAL LAC-CARRYING A COMPUTER-FELL FORWARD-FACE HIT COMPUTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
ACUTE HEADACHE - 55 YOM STATES HE WAS LOOKING AT HIS COMPUTER WHEN HE H AD SUDDEN ONSET OF SEVERE HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
WHILE PLAYING SOLITAIRE ON COMPUTER, EXPERIENCED NUMB FEELING IN L ARM AND HAND. DX. HEADACHE, NUMBNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
FELL - STRUCK HEAD ON POKER MACHINE - LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT C/O SYNCOPAL EPISODE. PT PASSED OUT WHILE WORKING ON COMPUTER. DX SY NCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 56 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: Computers
PT FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A COMPUTER AT HOME CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT DX RT SHOULDER PAIN - AFTER LIFTING COMPUTER MONITOR WHILE CLEANING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
RADIAL NERVE PALSY. FELL ASLEEP AT THE COMPUTER AND AWOKE WITH PALSY OF LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
PT BENT OVER AND HIT COMPUTER. DX: 3 CM FACIAL LAC/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 53 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: Computers
IN HOME OFFICE WORKING ON COMPUTER, SUDDEN HEADACHE, DIZZY, HIT HEAD WHEN FELL, DX SUB ARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
SITTING AT COMPUTER AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND NOTED LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN. DX MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST WALL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 67 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: Fracture
Product: Computers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
DX RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE: CAUGHT HEEL OF SHOE ON COMPUTER CABLE, TRIPPED AND FELL, HITTING ARM ON DESK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
A COMPUTER FELL ON FOOT RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT AT CASINO PLAYING VIDEO SLOTS AND FELT LIKE ROOM WAS SPINNING DX: SY NCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT STARING AT HIS COMPUTER SCREEN AT HOME WHEN HE HAD A SMALL FOCAL SEI ZURE- NEW ONSET SEIZURE DISORDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials
51 YO FEMALE'S FOOT GOT TANGLED IN LAP TOP AND TRIPED AND FELL TO FLOOR - RIGHT ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 69 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers
PT @ LOCAL CASINO PLAYING VIDEO SLOT MACHINES WHEN SHE GOT UP FROM SEAT & COLLAPSED DX; MID LT HUMEROUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Computers
PT USING A COMPUTER ALOT AT HOME COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LEFT WRIST ANDH AND NERVE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Computers
WITNESS STATES PT PLAYING VIDEO SLOTS AND THEN PT SLUMPED OVER UNABLE T O MOVE DX: CARDIOVASCULAR ACCIDENT WITH HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
LIFTING COMPUTERS HURT BACK DX LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT SITTING AT HOME COMPUTER WHEN HE HAD SUDDEN LOW BACK PAIN. D: LOW BA CK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON COMPUTER, FALLING TO FLOOR WHILE AT HOME DX:SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT WAS LIFTING A COMPUTER AT HOME STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
LEFT CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME. PT'S INJURED HAND WHEN TYPING ON HER COMPU TER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers, Buckets or pails
73 YO MALE SPUN WHEEL AT CASINO AND HIT BUCKET OF ICE LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT LIFTED A HEAVY COMPUTER AT HOME A FEW DAYS AGO STRAINED LOWER ABDOME N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
HIT NOSE ON COMPUTER SCREEN WHILE GETTING UP NASAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
CONTUSION TOE - 61 YOF STUBBED LEFT BABY TOE ON A COMPUTER PRINTER LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
HAD BEEN USING THE COMPUTER..PAIN AND SWELLING TO WRIST...TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
HAS BEEN USING COMPUTER..WRIST PAIN...TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PATIENT WAS DOING HEAVY LIFTING WHILE WORKING ON HIS COMPUTER. DX-ELBOW STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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