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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 538
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| DX DISTAL RADIUS FX/ULNAR STYLOID FX/GROUND LVL FALL: SUSTAINED MECH GLF W MO'G COUCH, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO LT ARM; ONTO BUTTOCKS/BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT STATES SHE WAS TRYING TO GET TO EDGE OF COUCH AND FELL OFF. DX. MIL D BRUISING BOTH UPPER EXTREMETIES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| HIT HAND AGAINST A COUCH. DX. ULNA FX.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| RADIUS FX-WAS STANDING ON A COUCH AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PRESENT TO ER AFTERA FALL FROM SOFA AND WALKER AT HOME INJURING LT L OWER ARM- DX- LT LOWER ARM SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH,INJURED RIGHT FOREARM LAC FOREARM * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LOST BALANCE FELL INTO THE WOOD PART OF THE COUCH FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS CONTUSION RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT STANDING ON COUCH WHEN LOST BALANCE & FELL DX;; (R) ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Ceilings and walls |
| PT DROPPED SOMETHING BEHIND THE COUCH ON **** AND GOT LOWER ARM CAU HT BETWEEN THE COUCH AND THE WALL TRYING TO RETRIEVE IT HEMATOMA ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| REPROTS WAS LIFTING A COUCH WHEN SUDDENLY FITL A "RIP" IN TEH FOREARM&E LBOW>>MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Chairs |
| PT GETTING OFF COUCH, THE CLOTH ON COFFEE TABLE SLID & PT FELL STRIKING ARM ON LEG OF CHAIR DX; (L) FOREARM HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT DX LT ARM PAIN DUE TO TRIP AND FELL ON COUCH AT HOME JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| BILATERAL ARM CONTUSIONS-C/O PAIN TO BIL FOREARMS AFTER SHE FELL OFF TH E COUCH. ALSO C/O WEAKNESS. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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