Support Garments And Stockings, Medical
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Communication & Electronics · CPSC Code 2440
No trend data
The verdict
Support Garments And Stockings, Medical carry a danger score of 24/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 120 ER-treated injuries a year that are stable over the most recent five-year window.
- 24/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 120
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 3.0%
- end in hospital admission
- 45-54
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 2440 - last data year 2010.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 24/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for support garments and stockings, medical - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume120 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)3.0%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trendN/A
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Support Garments And Stockings, Medical (CPSC product code 2440, in the Communication & Electronics category) generate an estimated 120 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 717 ER-treated injuries across the 6-year span from 2005 to 2010. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 24/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are stable over the most recent five-year window, with the busiest year on record being 2006 (239 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2007 (15 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for support garments and stockings, medical is other to the lower leg, accounting for approximately 133 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the wrist (80 cases). The 45-54 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 208 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 3.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 14 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how support garments and stockings, medical fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2010-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2010)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-54 | 208 | 0 | |
| 55-64 | 126 | 16 | |
| 65-74 | 103 | 84 | |
| 75+ | 80 | 102 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Leg | Other | |
| Wrist | Strain, Sprain | |
| All Parts Body | Derma/conjunct | |
| Lower Leg | Laceration | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Foot | Other | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Lower Leg | Derma/conjunct | |
| Lower Leg | Hematoma | |
| All Parts Body | Other | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
52YOM,PAIN TO LOWER TRUNK/HIP S/P WEARING A TIGHT COMPRESSION STOCKING
64 YR OLD MALE WITH NEAR SYNCOPE REMOVING COMPRESSION STOCKINGS WITH COLDNESS AND CLAMMINESS
R COSTOCHONDRAL MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN:BENDING OVER, HAVINGBACK BRACE ON & IT KIND OF DUG INTO RIBS,SNEEZED,FELT POP RIB AREA
PT,DVT HX, ON MULT. PLANE FLIGHTS RECENTLY, HAS LEG SWELLING. WORE SUPPORT STOCKINGS. ON *** BUT INR NORMAL @2.1.D:DVT, CONTINUE ***
WIFE PULLED OFF COMPRESSION STOCKING, CAUSED LEG TO SWELL. HEMATOMA RTLOWER LEG. DX: HEMATOMA
LEG LAC/83YOF WAS PUTTING STOCKINGS ON TODAY & NICKED VARICOSE VEIN.
FOOT AB-KNOCKED SCAB OFF FOOT WHEN REMOVING SUPPORT STOCKINGS-@ HOME
PT. INJURED L. WRIST WHILE PUTTING ON MEDICAL STOCKINGS. DX. L.WRIST SPRAIN.#
PT HAD ALLERGIC REACTION TO FOAM IN A BACKBRACECONTACT DERMATITIS
PT AT HOME TAKING OFF DIABETIC SUPPORT STOCKINGS SKIN COMING OFF WITH STOCKING DX DIABETIC CELLULITIS R LEG
TWISTED KINEE PULLING ON A STOCKING' SPRAIN
PATIENT CAME IN WITH INFECTED BLISTER (SKIN TEAR) ON LEFT HEEL. LIVESAT ***. WEARS COMPRESSION STOCKING WHEN OUT OF BED> DX; BLISTER T
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to support garments and stockings, medical on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are support garments and stockings, medical?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, support garments and stockings, medical have a danger score of 24/100 (low risk). An estimated 120 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from support garments and stockings, medical?
The most common injury is other to the lower leg, accounting for approximately 133 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from support garments and stockings, medical increasing or decreasing?
No trend data.
Who is most at risk for support garments and stockings, medical injuries?
The 45-54 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 208 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by support garments and stockings, medical?
Of all ER visits involving support garments and stockings, medical, approximately 3.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with support garments and stockings, medical?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 24/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 45-54 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
