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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,660
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| GOT UP FELL AGAINST A DRESSER CONTUSION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DRINKING ALCOHOL HIT LOWER LEFT SIDE ON A DRESSER LEFT FLANK CONTUSION ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 93 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME / BUMPED HIP ON DRESSER DX; L HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT BENDING OVER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE BOTTOM DRAWER OF HER DRESSE R STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SITTING AT DESK AND MOVED WRONG DX: HIP DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 76 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK ON THE CORNER OF A DRESSER CONTUSION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SUST CONTUSION TO HIP FELL HIT DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 85 YOF WAS WALKING, TRIED TO REACH CORNER OF DESK, AND FELL CAUSING FRA CTURE TO LEFT HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING DRESSER UP STAIRS AND FELL AND INJURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| BENT OVER TO REMOVE ITEM FROM DRAWER, STOOD UP AND FELL BACKWARDS TO C ARPETED FLOOR. DX: ATRIAL FIB, FRACTURE L-1. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-LIFTED HEAVY DRESSER DRAWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 58 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: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN/58YOF STARTED W/BACK PAIN 10/1 AT HOME AS SHE BENT FORWARD TO OPEN A DRESSER DRAWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT LIFTING A DRESSER TWO DAYS AGO STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT W/ CHRONIC HIP PAIN, RE-INJURED AFTER HELPING FRIEND LIFT A DESK DX: R HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS MOVING A DESK AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| STATES KNEES GAVE OUT AND STRUCK BACK AGAINST THE DRESSER. DX. CONT LU MBAR. THE PATIENT IS 100 YEARS OF AGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 54 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-MOVING A DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT HIP FRACTURE.PT FELL INTO A DRESSER AND INJURED HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL, HIT DRESSER, LAC R FLANK DX: ABRASION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 70 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: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| AT HOSPITAL AND FELL AND STRUCK BACK ON DESK LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT MOVING A DRESSER STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 64 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM DESK INJURING BACK SUSTAINED " LUMBAR SPRAIN " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 61 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Ladders |
| BACK CONT. PT WAS PAINTING ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF INTO A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 59 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED&FELL HITTING ABD ON A CORNER OF A DESK IN THE DARK, SUSTAINE D" DUDENAL HEMATOMA" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT. FELL LAST PM AT NH, PULLING OUT DRESSER DRAWER AND DRAWER CAME AL T HE WAY OUT CAUSING FALL. DX. R HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL INTO DRESSER @ HOME, HURT BACK DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS MOVING DESK AND FELT LIKE PULLED MUSCLE IN SIDE. CONTINUED PAIN. D: ABDOMINAL PAIN. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stairs or steps |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS HAULING A DESK UP SOME STEPS AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 97 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHILE OPENING DRESSER DRAWER FELL BACKWARDS HIT FLOOR AND FRACTURED HIP OCCURRED AT PERSONEL CARE HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 73 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: LIFTING DESK, INJURED BACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 75 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: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL ON DRESSER FX L-2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LS STRAIN-FELL AGAINST A DRAWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 66 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: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL IN BEDROOM; HIT DRESSER AND LANDED ON FLOOR AT HOME. RIGHT HIP FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 85 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL OFF CEDAR CHEST WHILE DUSTING PREVIOUS DAY CONTUSION L/S SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - PAIN AFTER MOVING DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PAIN TO BACK AFTER LIFTING UP AND MOVING DESK DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 97 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BUREAU AND HIP ON FLOOR CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 59 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELL ON HIP WHILE STANDING ON DRESSER, FELL, HIT HEADBOARD, HEMATOMA HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL ON DRESSER, HIT BACK DX LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER OPEN DRESSER DRAWER IN DARK AT HOME. DX. FX L HIP/R S HOULDER, ANEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SLIPPED & FELL AFTER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DRAWER COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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