Accidents - Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,810
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Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT WALKING INTO BATHROOM AND GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON COUCH FELL STRIKING HEA D CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
FELL OFF EDGE OF COUCH HEADACHE FROM FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
C/O PT STATES WAS MOVING A COUCH FELL AND HIT HEAD DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 73 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT'S HUSBAND STATES PT FELL OFF SOFA AND STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY FROM FALL OFF COUCH ONTO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables
SLIP OFF END OF COUCH, HIT TABLE,FALL TO FLOOR DX: SCALP LAC,LUNG CA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
FELL BACKWARDS ATTEMPTING TO SIT ON COUCH, FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
SCALP LAC, PT FELL WHEN STANDING ON A COUCH TO HANG CURTAINS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON A WOODEN SOFA SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
CHI. PT GOT UP FROM COUCH AND FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Stairs or steps
PT WAS STANDING ON STEPS; FELL HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF COUCH DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER COUCH AND LANDED ON FLOOR STRIKING HEAD C/O HEADACHE CO NCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
SITTING ON COUCH GOT UP TOGET CUP OF TEA FAINTED FELL INTRACEREBRAL HEMATOMA SIGNIFICANT ANEMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables
PATIENT WAS SLEEPING ON COUCH WHEN HE TURNED AROUND & ACCIDENTALLY HIT UP AGAINST GLASS TABLE. DX -BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
FELL OFF COUCH HIT HEAD AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT SUST HEAD INJURY FELL GETTING OFF COUCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Dehumidifiers
PT GOT UP QUICKLY FROM THE COUCH AND LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A DEHUMIDIFIER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
DIZZY, FELL, HIT COUCH DX: ACUTE THORACIC STRAIN, BHT, ACUTE FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
FELL OFF COUCH AND LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Chairs
FELL FROM CHAIR, HIT COUCH DX. CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 64 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF CORNER OF COUCH HIT HEAD ON FLOOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL OFF THE COUCH AT HOME STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJ URY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Barstools or kitchen stools
PATIENT WAS STANDING ON THE COUCH AT HOME CHANGING A LIGHT BULB, FELL HITTING HEAD ON BAR STOOL. DX-3CM SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
HEAD WOUND.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FROM SOFA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP AFTER STANDING FROM COUCH & FALL ING TO THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 101 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL AT HOME, FOUND ON COUCH, (B.D. 9/7/03), HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
79 YO FEMALE FELL OFF COUCH AND COULDN'T GET UP CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	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: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
85 YO FELL OFF COUCH AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables
GOT UP QUICKLY FROM COUCH, LOST BALANCE AND FELL, STRUCK HEAD ON END TA BLE/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
CHI.PT HIT HEAD ON A COUCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables
PT FELL OFF SOFA, HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Chairs
PT FELL OFF COUCH AND HIT HEAD ON CHAIR C/O PAIN HEAMATOMA HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets
FELL FROM COUCH ON CARPET TRYING TO GET TO WHEELCHAIR CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
54 YO MALE GOT UP FROM COUCH AT HOME, GOT LIGHTHEADED AND FELL TO FLOOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables
CONC. PT WAS SLEEPING ON A COUCH AND FELL OFF HITTING A COFFEE TABLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
CONCUSSION.PT FELL OFF THE COUCH AND STRUCK HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables
PT FELL FROM COUCH STRIKING HEAD ON TABLE. DX: SCALP CONT/LAC 5 X 6 CM, INABILITY TO CARE FOR SELF.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/19/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
CONTUSION HEAD - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE - FELL FROM C OUCH WHEN GOING FROM SITTING TO STANDING POSITION - ALSO HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME / MISSED COUCH & FELL DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
80 Y/O M C/O FELL FROM COUCH...DAZED. DX; CHRONIC DEMENTIA-FOREHEAD CON TUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
75 YO FEMALE STOOD UP FROM COUCH, STRETCHED AND FELL TO FLOOR SYNCOPE - CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
68 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN ROLLED OFF COUCH ONTO FLOOR AT HOME. DX; SCALP CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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