Accidents - Blankets - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,659
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Shoulder:	458	Lower Trunk:	349
Face:	318	Knee:	150
Upper Arm:	118	Toe:	86
Upper Leg:	71	Foot:	59
Elbow:	15	Ankle:	15
Upper Trunk:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER A BLANKET ON FLOOR. DX: R HUMERAL NECK FX, R SHOULDER/WRIST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
CAUGHT FEET IN BLANKET, TRIPPED, FELL HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX BROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN WHILE PULLING ON A BLANKET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Chairs
TRIPPED ON BLANKET, FELL AGAINST CHAIR/HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets
BRONCHITIS - 54 YOF SMELLED A MOLDY BLANKET ON SATURDAY AND DEVELOPED A SORE THROAT, PRODUCTIVE COUGH, CHEST CONGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
FALL: RT HIP PAIN: TONIGHT AT HOME TRIPPED OVER BLANKET ON FLOOR LANDING ON RT HIP ON CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2006	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
GOT CAUGHT UP IN BLANKETS FELL TO FLOOR FX FEMUR WAS AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
77 YO F L TOE CONTUSION TOES WRAPPED UP IN THE COVERS PAIN ONSET WHEN COVER REMOVED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets, Televisions
FACIAL LAC/86YOF FELL THIS AM AT HOME. TRIPPED OVER BLANKET AND FELL FA CE FIRST INTO TV CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
TRIPPED OVER BLANKETS; FRACTURE TO HIP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL AT HOME, TRIPPED ON BLANKET, HIT LOWER BACK ON DRESSER. DX. CONT BACK, LEG, OLD L5 COMPRESSION FX, BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Doorsills or frames
FRACTURE HUMERUS - PATIENT REPORTS INJURY AT HOME - TRIPPED ON A BLANKE T AND FELL INTO DOORFRAME IN HER MOBILE HOME INJURING RT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
PT C/O LFT SHOULDER INJURY. PT FELL OVER BLANKETS. DX CONT LFT ARM LFT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
GOT CAUGHT IN BLANKET AND SPRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
GETTING OUT OF BED AND TANGLED FEET IN BLANKETS AND FELL SPRAIN/CONTUSI ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
TRIPPED ON BLANKET,FELL/CONTUSION LT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Tables
CONTUSION LOW BACK - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LOW BACK PAIN AFTER FALLING A T HOME - STATES SHE SLIPPED ON BLANKET AND STRUCK BACK ON TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT TRIPPED THIS MORNING OVER BLANKET ON FLOOR AND FELL INTO RECLIN ER AT HOME. DX: STRAIN TO LUMBER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
LEG CAUGHT IN BLANKET, FELL/HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
57 YO FEMALE STOOD UP TO GET BLANKET AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
RIGHT KNEE AND TAILBONE CONT. PT FELL OVER A BLANKET LAYING IN FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
GOT UP TO GET BLANKET,FELL ON SHOULDER FX RT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
TRIPPED AND FELL ON BLANKET, C/O SHOULDER PAIN, DX; SHOULDER CONTUSION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
GETTING UP FROM A NAP AND FEET GOT TANGLED IN BLANKET AND PATIENT FELL ADMITTED KNEE FRACTURE/INABILITY TO AMBULATE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets
TRIPPED ON BLANKET, FELL/NOSE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets
PT TRIPPED OVER A BLANKET FELL STRIKING FACE AGAINST A TABLE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
LT SHOULDER PAIN WHEN PULLING BLANKETS OVER SHOULDER/ LT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
LEFT KNEE STR. PT GOT LEG TWISTED UP IN A BLANKET AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Blankets
JAMMED THUMBNAIL INTO NOSTRIL EHILE PULLING UP BLANKETS/ EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
TWISTED KNEE WHILE KICKING BLANKETS OFF BED DX: L KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
PT BECAME ENTANGLED IN BLANKET AND FELL, HIT FLOOR, FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Blankets, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT SLIPPED ON A BLANKET AND FELL STRIKING SHOULDER AGAINST A DRESSER DI SLOCATED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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