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Accidents - Washing machines - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 772
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Date: 12/31/2003Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines, Clothes dryers
FALL ONTO WASHER / DRYER HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2003Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Washing machines
CHI WHEN FELL AGAINST WASHING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTS HE FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON WASH ING MACHINE - ALSO COMPLAINS OF HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Washing machines
PT. FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WASHING MACHINE, PT FELL ASLEEP 5 MINS LATER DX. CONCUSSION W/LOC, LAC FH, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines, Chairs
FELL OFF WASHER, LANDING ON CHAIR THEN FLOOR CONTUSION HEAD & COCCYX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
FELL AGAINST WASHER DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2003Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines, Floors or flooring materials
FELL AGAINST WASHING MACHINE, THEN TO FLOOR DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2003Age: 3 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Washing machines, Floors or flooring materials
FELL FROM WASHER IN MOTHER'S ARM, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
CUT HEAD ON WASHING MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Washing machines
CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON WASHING MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/14/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
PT.INJ.SCALP AT LAUNDRY MAT WHEN HIT TOP OF HEAD ON COIN SLOT ON WASHIN G MACHINE. DX; LAC.SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Washing machines, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS SHOCKED BY THE WASHING MACHINE, AND FELL ON THE FLOOR DX: CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/30/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Washing machines
PT FELL AT HOME STRIKING HEAD ON A WASHING MACHINE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Washing machines
9 YOM FELL OFF WASHING MACHINE AT LAUNDRY MAT. HIT HEAD ON GROUND. DX POST HEAD TRAUMA, N/V, CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2003Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Washing machines, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF WASHER HITTING HEAD/RT FOOT ON LINOLEUM FLOOR, MINOR HEAD T RAUMA/RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
FELL WHILE UNLOADING WASHING MACHINE DX BASILAR SKULL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WASHER HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/07/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
HEAD GOT STUCK IN WASHING MACHINE DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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