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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 439
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry hampers |
| PT WAS PICKING UP A HEAVY LAUNDRY HAMPER & SPRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry hampers |
| BUMPED ARM ON CLOTHES HAMPER TONITE LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry hampers |
| PT HAD A HAMPER FALL AGAINST LEG AT HOME, DX: SUPERIFICAL LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry hampers, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BIB ECF FOR EVAL AFTER UNWIT FALL, AMB C WALKER, FD LEANING FD AGAINST HAMPER " FALL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry hampers |
| SUST INJ TO L RIBS WHEN FELL AT HOME STRIKING CLOTHES HAMPER DX L RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry hampers |
| RIB FX. PT FELL INTO A LAUNDRY HAMPER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry hampers |
| CHI - 83 YOF FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST LAUNDRY HAMPER, ALSO HAS A CONTU SION AND LACERATION AT SITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 72 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: Laundry hampers, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME THIS A.M., HIT HEAD ON A CLOTHES HAMPER, HANDS SLIPPED OFF WALKER. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry hampers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OVER CLOTHES HAMPER AND HIT FLOOR AND FRACTURED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry hampers |
| PT W/ HX OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN, REINJURED LOW BACK WHILE BENDING OVER TO GET LAUNDRY HAMPER DX: LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry hampers |
| FELL OFF LAUNDRY HAMPER FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | 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: Laundry hampers |
| 85 YOF FELL AT HOME, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HAMPER, CAUSING LUMBAR FRAC TURE AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/10/2006 | Age: 89 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: Laundry hampers, Clothing |
| PT WAS PUTTING CLOTHES IN A HAMPER; PT GOT FEET TANGLED UP & FELL DX: CONTUSION UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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