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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 323
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED THE DORSUM OF HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE CO UCH>>SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| DX RX L 5TH METACARPAL: HIT HER HAND ON THE SOFA, OR POSS TABLE SEVERAL DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Remote control, universal or not stated |
| PATIENT STATES GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN COUCH & REMOTE CONTROL SKIN TEAR TO RT HAND DX: 3CM LACERATION TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| HIT HAND ON WOOD PART OF SOFA FRACTURE LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF COUCH. DX: L FIFTH METACARPAL FX, L KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT STATES SHE REACHED UNDER THE COUCH FOR A KEY THAT FELL AND SCRAPED H ER R HAND ON METAL. DX. CONT/HEMATOMA R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT ROLLED OFF COUCH ONTO FLOOR INJURING HAND AT HOME DX: AVULSION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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