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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 545
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 51YOF GETTING UP FROM THE COUCH AFTER LAYING THERE WATCHING A MOVIE AND FELT A PULL IN THIGH STRAINED THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| ATTEMPTED TO SIT DOWN ON COUCH AND SLID DOWN ARM OF COUCH AT NURSING HOME. DX-RIGHT FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT GOT UP OFF OF COUCH AND FELL. DX: L FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF LT THIGH - S/P BIBEMS DUE TO FALLING AND HITTING THE SOFA WITH LT LEG 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets |
| THIGH CT-TRYING TO GET OFF COUCH,LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON A CARPETED SURFACE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Doors |
| PT GOT UP OFF THE COUCH TO ANSWER THE DOOR AND FELL ONTO KNEE FRACTURED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT STOOD UP FROM COUCH AND HEAD POP. DISTAL FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WITH LAC TO THIGH FROM FALL OFF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT SAT DOWN ON COUCH, A CHILD'S PEN WAS IN-BETWEEN CUSHIONS, PUNCTURED LT INNER THIGH. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND-LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Chairs |
| C/O HIP PAIN, FELL AT HOME,TRYING TO GET ON COUCH FROM HER CHAIR, LOST BALANCE. DX-CONTUSION UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Beds or bedframes |
| TRYING TO SET UP COUCH/BED TO SLEEP AND FELL ONTO HIP FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| L THIGH MUSCLE STRAIN & SPASM: SITTING ON COUCH,HAD A "CHARLEY HORSE" L LEG,SORE IN THIGH,HARD HEMATOMA THIGH 2ND TO STENT PROCEDURE 5-4-09 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME WITH LEG PINNED UNDERNEATH SELF, HAS FRACTURED U PPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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