Table 1 Characteristics of Furniture and Television Tip-over Injuries According to Age Group, NEISS 1990–2019
Age Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | < 6 years | 6–12 years | 13–17 years | < 18 years | |
Number (%)a | Number (%)a | Number (%)a | Number (%)a | 95% CI | |
Mechanism of Injury | |||||
Fell/tipped over | 250,708 (64.0) | 106,909 (84.5) | 38,081 (91.1) | 395,698 (70.6) | 323,160 - 468,237 |
Pulled onto selfb | 76,567 (19.5) | 7576 (6.0) | 842* (2.0) | 84,985 (15.2) | 67,603 - 102,366 |
Climbing furniturec | 44,351 (11.3) | 5430 (4.3) | 305* (0.7) | 50,086 (8.9) | 39,216–60,956 |
Collision or striking furniture/knocked over | 12,717 (3.2) | 4049 (3.2) | 830* (2.0) | 17,596 (3.1) | 12,961 - 22,230 |
Lifting/moving furnitured | 157* (0.0) | 591* (0.5) | 1319 (3.2) | 2068 (0.4) | 1297 - 2840 |
Opening/closing drawers | 671* (0.2) | 442* (0.3) | 16* (0.0) | 1129* (0.2) | 592–1666 |
Pushing on furniture | 2691 (0.7) | 1381 (1.1) | 401* (0.9) | 4473 (0.8) | 3212 - 5734 |
Found under | 3975 (1.0) | 187* (0.1) | 6* (0.0) | 4168 (0.7) | 2532 - 5804 |
Body Region Injured | |||||
Head/neck | 209,659 (53.8) | 45,013 (35.6) | 7556 (18.1) | 262,228 (47.0) | 216,701 - 307,754 |
Upper extremity | 47,001 (12.0) | 27,109 (21.4) | 12,128 (29.1) | 86,237 (15.5) | 69,801 - 102,673 |
Lower extremity | 109,889 (28.2) | 46,913 (37.1) | 20,130 (48.2) | 176,932 (31.7) | 142,200 - 211,663 |
Other | 23,271 (6.0) | 7497 (5.9) | 1923 (4.6) | 32,690 (5.8) | 26,439 - 38,942 |
Diagnosis | |||||
Contusion/abrasion | 163,480 (41.8) | 56,437 (44.6) | 21,412 (51.2) | 241,329 (43.1) | 198,872 - 283,786 |
Laceration | 84,719 (21.6) | 27,047 (21.4) | 6825 (16.3) | 118,590 (21.2) | 100,102 - 137,078 |
Fracture | 48,110 (12.3) | 16,154 (12.8) | 5407 (12.9) | 69,670 (12.4) | 55,610 - 83,731 |
Concussion/CHI | 66,797 (17.1) | 13,428 (10.6) | 2470 (5.9) | 82,695 (14.8) | 61,202 - 104,188 |
Other | 28,242 (7.2) | 13,446 (10.6) | 5679 (13.6) | 47,367 (8.5) | 33,582 - 61,153 |
Type of Furniture or TV | |||||
TV-associatede | 172,046 (43.9) | 48,751 (38.5) | 9528 (22.8) | 230,325 (41.1) | 187,392 - 273,258 |
TV alone | 151,855 (38.8) | 45,573 (36.0) | 9452 (22.6) | 206,881 (36.9) | 168,215 - 245,546 |
TV + Furniture | 20,191 (5.2) | 3178 (2.5) | 76* (0.2) | 23,444 (4.2) | 17,987 - 28,901 |
TV + CSU | 14,650 (3.7) | 2203 (1.7) | 51* (0.1) | 16,904 (3.0) | 13,289 - 20,518 |
TV + Non-CSU | 5541 (1.4) | 975* (0.8) | 25* (0.06) | 6541 (1.2) | 4734 - 8348 |
CSUf | 79,511 (20.3) | 12,274 (9.7) | 4535 (10.8) | 96,321 (17.2) | 77,577 - 115,064 |
CSU alone | 64,861 (16.6) | 10,071 (7.9) | 4484 (10.7) | 79,417 (14.2) | 63,539 - 95,295 |
TV + CSU | 14,650 (3.7) | 2203 (1.7) | 51* (0.1) | 16,904 (3.0) | 13,289 - 20,518 |
Non-CSUg | 160,471 (41.0) | 68,717 (54.3) | 27,813 (66.5) | 257,001 (45.9) | 211,375 - 302,627 |
Non-CSU alone | 154,930 (39.5) | 67,742 (53.5) | 27,788 (66.5) | 250,460 (44.7) | 206,005 - 294,915 |
TV + Non-CSU | 5541 (1.4) | 975* (0.8) | 25* (0.06) | 6541 (1.2) | 4734 - 8348 |
Disposition from Emergency Department | |||||
Treated and released | 371,669 (95.0) | 122,768 (97.0) | 41,265 (98.7) | 535,702 (95.7) | 439,516 - 631,889 |
Admitted | 15,467 (4.0) | 3078 (2.4) | 237* (0.6) | 18,781 (3.4) | 13,845 - 23,717 |
Left against medical advice | 3526 (0.9) | 659* (0.5) | 299* (0.7) | 4484 (0.8) | 2867 - 6101 |
Fatality | 568* (0.1) | 7* (0.0) | 0* (0.0) | 575* (0.1) | 202–947 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 228,720 (58.4) | 67,728 (53.5) | 18,155 (43.4) | 314,603 (56.2) | 257,303 - 371,902 |
Female | 163,092 (41.6) | 58,837 (46.5) | 23,645 (56.6) | 245,574 (43.8) | 201,507 - 289,642 |
Total | 391,838 | 126,565 | 41,800 | 560,203 | |