Accidents - Blankets - 50+ years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,353
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Knee:	394	Lower Trunk:	385
Shoulder:	264	Upper Trunk:	260
Head:	245	Face:	143
Upper Arm:	80	Wrist:	76
Mouth:	76	Hand:	71
Foot:	71	Toe:	71
Eyeball:	63	Neck:	63
Ankle:	32	Lower Arm:	17
All Of Body:	16	Finger:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
67 YOF CONTUSION TO BILATERAL KNEES- REPORTS FOOT GOT TANGLED IN THROW BLANKET ON FLOOR & FELL ON BILATERAL KNEES.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets
66 YOF, FEET WRAPPED UP IN BLANKET, FELL FORWARD, HIT HEAD DX: LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets
73YFC TRYING TO COVER UP WITH A BLANKET AND C/O SHOULDER PAIN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
72 YO M TRIPPED ON A BLANKET LAST NIGHT AND FELL LANDING ON KNEE. DX; K NEE CONTUSION, SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets, Tables
63 Y/O FEMALE TRIPPED OVER BLANKET AND FELL HITTING END TABLE. DX LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
61 YOF SUSTAINED A SHOULDER STRAIN WHILE PULLING A BLANKET OUT FROM UNE R HER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 80 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: Blankets
LOWER ARM CONT. 80 YOF FELL WHEN GETTING TANGLED UP IN BLANKETS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Blankets
83YOF, GREAT TOENAIL AVULSION, TOENAIL GOT CAUGHT IN BLANKET AT HOME, P ULL TOENAIL BACK OFF TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
67YOF TRIPPED ON BLANKET AND FELL ONTO FACEDX: C-7 FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
CONTUSION RIBS - 77 YO MALE PRESNETS WITH RIGHT SIDED RIB PAIN AFTER TR IPPING ON A BLANKET AND LANDING ON RIBS - AT HOME THIS AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
76 YOF GOT FOOT CAUGHT UP IN BLANKET AND FELL OFF THE BED LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Blankets, Telephones or telephone accessories
77 YOF TRIPPED ON BLANKET IN BEDROOM GETTING UP TO ANSWER PHONE;HIT FOR EHEAD;SKIN TEAR LT FOREARM,KNEE BRUISE. DX**:HEAD,RT KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Blankets, Air conditioners
54 YOM PUT OUT A FIRE IN BASEMENT STARTED BY AC UNIT WITH BLANKET, SUST AINED BURNS AND GOT PLASTIC STUCK TO FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND, ? IF F.D.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 82 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
82 Y/O F TRIP OVER BLANKET LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2010	Age: 82 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
82 YOF STUMBLED ON HER DOG'S BLANKET- FELL TO KNEES, HAS PAIN IN KNEE DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
84YOF WAS GETTING OUT OF BED AND TRIPPED ON A BLANKET C/O HIP AND BACK PAIN. DX: WEAKNESS(FATIGUE), S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
88YOF REACHING FOR BLANKET TO PULL UP TO COVER HERSELF,ROLLED OUT OF BED STRIKING UPPER ARM AT NURSING HOME;HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Stairs or steps
51 YOF SLIPPED ON WET BLANKET, FELL DOWN 3 STAIRS; + LOW BACK PAIN DX##: SACRAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Blankets, Tables
CHI;LAC/52YOF TRIPPED ON HER BLANKETS ON HER BEDROOM FLOOR 4 HRS AGO AN D BUMPED HER HEAD ON THE BEDSIDE STAND. C/O HEADACHE. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
58 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO RT KNEE AFTER A SLIP AND FALL IN TH E PARK ON THE BLANKET TODAY- DX- CONTUSION & ABRASION RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
80YO HISP FEMALE TRIPPED ON BLANKET ROLLED ANKLE NLOC, DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets
81YOM KNEE PAIN FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN BLANKET AND PT FELL ON HIS KNEE AT H OME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
61YOF,ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE S/P HIT IN THE EYE WITH CORNER OF BLANKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
90YOF TANGLED UP IN BLANKETS AND FELL HITTING HEAD ..CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
97YOF WHILE MAKING THE BED TRIPPED OVER A BLANKET THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR ;PELVIS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets
77 YOF TRIPPED ON BLANKET AND FELL. DX: R KNEE LAC 9 CM, CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
78 YOF GOT LEGS WRAPPED UP IN BLANKET AND FELL. DX: T12 COMPRESSION FX, INTRACTABLE BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/12/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Tables
L CHEST CONT/66YOM AT HOME TRIPPED OVER BLANKET DURING THE NIGHT AND FE LL ONTO COFFEE TABLE INJURING L CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
83YOF, TRIPPED OVER A BLANKET&FELL LANDING ONTO TWISTED ANKLE/FOOT >>FXS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
86YOWF PT HERE TODAY FOR AN UNWITNESSED FALL AT HER DAUGHTER'S HOUSE, BLACKED OUT. WAS HOLDING BLANKET, LANDED ON R HIP. DX. CONT R HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Tables
53 YOF-PT WAS @ HOME SLEEPING ON COUCH & WENT TO GET UP & CAUGHT FOOT I N BLANKET & HIT L F-ARM ON COFFEE TABLE DX L ARM, SHOULDER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Blankets
SMOKE INHALATION-54YOF-HOUSEFIRE W/ BURNING BLANKET-NO COHB DONE-FD PRE SENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets
78 YOF PT KNEELING AND GOT EXCRUCIATING PAIN TO BACK OF LEG, PAIN EVER SINCE. LAST NIGHT FELL OVER BLANKET. TRAUMATIC EFFUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
69 Y/O WM TRIPPED OVER BLANKET AT HOME AND FELL ON FLOOR, RECEIVED SPRA IN TO LEFT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
72 YOF-@ HOME& PT TRIPPED ON A BLANKET & FELL INJURYING R FOOT DX PROBABLE FX OF ANT 3 RD OF TALUS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
56YOF FELT A POP IN RIGHT WRIST WHEN PULLING ON A BLANKET, RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
66YOF GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND FELL ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER ST RAINED SHOULDER TRIPPED OVER A BLANKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
86 YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE CHEST WALL BY TRIPPING OVER A BLANK ET & FALLING TO THE FLORR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
91 YOF TRIPPED ON BLANKET IN BEDROOM AND FELL. DX: SUBCAPITAL L HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 88 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: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Pillows
POSSIBLE L HIP FX/88YOF FOUND LYING ON BLANKETS&PILLOWS ON FLOOR@HM.C/O L HIP PAIN.DENIES FALL BUT NOT SURE HOW SHE GOT THERE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
69 YOF PT TRIPPED ON BLANKET AND FELL. FACIAL FX, CONTUSION FACE, R KN EE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Blankets, Tables
78 YOF WAS FOLDING A BLANKET AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TABLE AT NURSING HOME. DX: AC JOINT SEP, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, R ARM CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
HUMERUS FX-66YOM-GOT TANGLED IN BLANKETS-FELL ON ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
73 YOF TRIPPED ON BLANKET AND FELL. DX: R SHOULDER/L KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Blankets, Doorsills or frames
73YOM WAS WALKING UPSTAIRS HOLDING A BLANKET & RAZOR, TRIPPED & FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST DOOR FRAME. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
RIBS FXS-92YOF-TRIPPED ON A BLANKET-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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