Accidents - Televisions - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,222
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Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
73 YOM HAD CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 56 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: Televisions
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO THE BACK WHILE S ITTING WATCHING TV THIS MORNING>>CHEST PAIN/ R/O MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
PT PICKED UP TV TODAY, NOW HAS CHEST PAIN. PT. ELOPED. DX.CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
CHEST PAINS, PALPITATIONS STARTED WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME, HAS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
PT STATES CHEST PAIN LIFTING TV AT HOME CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 85 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: Televisions
85YOM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF TELEVISION LOST BALANCE FELL BACK STRIKING UPPER BACK;BACK ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 69 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: Televisions
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF SUBSTERNAL CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO THE BACK WHILE S ITTING WATCHING TV>>CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
61 YOM CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
77 YOF DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TELEVISION CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
59 YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 60 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: Televisions
WATCHING TV AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN BUT LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
71 YOM WAS SOB WITH CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
58 YOM HAS CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
85 YOF DEVELOPED SUBSTERNAL CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
60 YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
ONSET OF CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME. HAS ACUTE CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 72 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: Televisions
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO THE LEFT ARM WHI LE SITTING WATCHING TV>>CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
CHEST PAIN. PT DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHEN MOVING A TELEVISION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO LEFT ARM WHILE S ITTING WATCHING TV>> RULE OUT MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
62 YOF, SUDDEN ONSET OF CHEST PRESSURE WHILE WATCHING TELEVISION ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
59 YOF HAS CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
66 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER MOVING TELEVISION CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
78 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	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: Televisions
PT STATES WAS MOVING A TELEVISION WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS AND THE TELEV ISION WENT INTO HER CHEST DX STERNUM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
68 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
52 YOF HAD CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TELEVISION CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
81 YOF WAS SOB WHILE WATCHING TV SOB - ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
57 YO MALE WAS DIZZY AND HAD CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
61 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
69 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2008	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: Televisions, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
PT INJURED CHEST WALL AFTER MOVING TV WITH DOLLY. FELL FORWARD ONTO THE DOLLY WHILE TV FELL BACK ONTO DOLLY. D: CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 88 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: Televisions
PRESENTS WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF CHEST PAIN IN ASSOCIATION WITH PALPITATIO N WHILE SITTING WATCHING TV>> ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
51 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 63 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: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TRIED TO PROP FEET UP TO WATCH TV BUT FELL BACKWARDS POSSIBLY HITTING THE DRESSER, C/O RT SHOULDER PAIN. ABRASIONS TO LEFT RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 63 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: Televisions
PRESENT WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT SIDED UPPER CHEST PAIN WHILE SITTING WATCHING TV, PAIN NON RADIATING>> CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 56 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: Televisions
PT FELL STRIKING RIB AREA ON TV-FX 7TH,8TH AND 9TH RIBS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/15/2008	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
C/O ABRUPT ONSET OF SHOTRNESS OF BREATH, DIAPHORESIS, CHEST PAIN WHILE SITTING WATCHING TV>> CHEST PAIN NOS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS INSTALLING AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER A TV SET FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 71 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CHEST WALL CONTUSION -71 TO MALE WAS LIFTING TV AND FELL - ALSO PULLED LEFT SHOULDER - SKIN TEAR LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FELL ON TV AT HOME, HAVING CHEST PAIN. DX; RIB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	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: Other
Product: Televisions, Alcohol
SITTING WATCHING TV, HAD A BIG MEAL&ADMITS ETOH DRINKING, SUDDENLY DEVE LOPED SUBSTERNAL CHEST PAIN >> UNSTABLE ANGINA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 69 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: Televisions
PRESENT WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV >> MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions, Stairs or steps
CHEST WALL STRAIN-AFTER CARRYING TV UP STEPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 81 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: Televisions
TRIPPED ON CABLE BOX YESTERDAY,&FELL HITTING CHEST WALL ONTO THE GROUND >> RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2008	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions
ACUTE ONSET OF NONRADIATING CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV ASSOCIATED C S HORTNESS OF BREATH >> MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
66 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
76 YO MALE WAS LIGHT HEADED WHILE WATCHING TV PALPITATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 66 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: Televisions, Beds or bedframes
ON THE BED, SOF CW PAIN WHILE REACHING FOR TV REMOTE CTRL ON THE FLR >> MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 52 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: Televisions
P/W AOF NR: NONRADIATING LSCP: LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV >> R/O MS VS ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 55 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: Televisions
UPPER BACK SPASMS-BENT OVER TO CHANGE THE TV AND FELT A POP IN UPPER BA CK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	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: Other
Product: Televisions
51 YO F UPPER BACK PAIN MUSCLE SPASM AFTER LIFTING A TV WHILE MOVING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 68 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: Televisions
CHEST PAIN: WAS WATCHING TELEVISION, STARTED HAVING MIDSTERNAL CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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