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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 863
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| 86 YR OLD FEMALE FELT WEAK & FELL OFF COUCH ONTO FLOOR AT HOME DX: WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/25/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.76YOM FELL OFF A COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 51YOF SLEPT ON FRIENDS COUCH LAST NIGHT AND WOKE UP WITH RASH ALLERGIC URTICARIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Televisions |
| 71 YOM WOKE UP ON COUCH WATCHING TELEVISION, PASSED OUT. DX-SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| WEAKNESS,LOW BS-50. GIVEN 12.5D-50. STOOD UP/FELL BACK INTO COUCH.DIABE TIC; TAKES ***. SLIGHT CONFUSION DX: HYPOGLYCEMI,IMPROVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS ONTO COUCH WHEN SHAKING AFTER DRINKING 3 GLASSES OF WINE DX; ETOH INTOX/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL ON COUCH WHILE WALKING TO BATHROOM, DX DEHYDRATION ,FALL,SYNCOP E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 4 DAYS OF DIARRHEA & WEKNESS-WENT TO COUCH & PASSED OUT DX VASOVOGAL SYNCOPE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| SUDDENLY DEVELOPED HIP PAIN WHILE SITTING ON THE COUCH, DRINKING ETOH >>ETOH=0.165 INTOX/ARTHRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 92YOM SMOKING A CIGARETTE CAUGHT COUCH ON FIRE BURNT HOUSE DOWN COHGB O F 9.9 ADMITTED FOR SMOKE INHALATION INJURY FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| SITTING ON COUCH AND HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FD SITTING ON THE COUCH CONFUSED, DIAPHORETIC, H/O NIDDM ON ***, BS=33> >HYPOGLYCEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT PRESENT TO ER AFTER FALLING OF THE SOFA C/O COMPLETE BODY PAIN- DX- CONTUSION AND ABRASION TO WHOLE BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| SITTING ON COUCH, SYNCOPE EPISODE. DX-SYNCOPE WITH HYPERTENSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH AND FELL. DX WEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX SYNCOPE/ R/O ACS/RENAL INSUFFICIENCY: PT STATES GOT UP F COUCH "TOO FAST" , PASSED OUT, SPOUSE HEARD PT HIT FLOOR. PT C/O BACK & CHEST PN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FD BY HUSBAND SITTING ON THE COUCH WITH DECREASE CONSCIOUSNESS >>ETOH INTOX, BAC=0.308/AMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PASSED OUT AND FELL ON COUCH AT HOME. DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| SITTING ON COUCH, LT HIP NUMBNESS, ON ***. DX: EPIDURAL HEMATOMA,BLEEDI NG DIATHESIS 2ND TO ***, ABD AORTIA ANURYSM 3.4CM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| TOOK 1 ***, 1 ***, TOOK NAP ON COUCH DX: ACCIDENTAL OD DX: ACCIDENTAL OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| H/O BIPOLAR , SLID FROM THE SOFA/COUCHE TO THE FLOOR DUE TO WEAKNESS&WA SN'T ABEL TO GET UP AGAIN, BROUGHT IN BY AMB FOR EVALUATION>>RHABDOMYOL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| WAS @ A FUNERAL, DRANK "TOO MANY" DRINKS, FOUND PASSED OUT ON THE COUCH >>ETOH=0.142 INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets |
| SLID OFF COUCH ONTO CARPET PREVIOUS NIGHT GENERAL BODY PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| DX FAILURE THRIVE-ADULT/LEUKOCYTOSIS/FATIGUE: C/O SYNCOPE. W SIT'G ON COUCH, WENT TO GET UP, FELT DIZZY & SYNCOPIZED + LOC 2MIN. HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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