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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 504
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products, Metal containers |
| CARDBOARD BOX OF CANNED DRINKS FELL ON HER AT DAYCARE;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Doors |
| 3 YO M LACERATION TO SCALP STANDING ON BOX FELL HIT HEAD ON DOOR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PLAYING IN CARDBOARD BOX, FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON LINOLEUM, NO LOC, HAD NOSEBLEED; HEAD INJURY, NOSEBLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF THE BOX DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| WAS STANDING ONTO A CARDBOARD BOX 1 FOOT OFF THE GROUND&FELL OFF HITTIN G HEAD>>CLOSED HEAD INJJREY/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HIT BY FALLING BOX THAT HIT HEAD RESULTING IN CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF CARDBOARD CANDY BOX. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| LACERATION HEAD - 60 YO MALE REPORTS HE FELL AT HOME - TRIPPED OVER CAR DBOARD BOX AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS GOING DOWN SKI HILL IN CARDBOARD BOX AND HIT BERM. DX: CONCUSS ION. PT WAS IN CARDBOARD BOX SLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| R FRONTAL SKULL FX WHEN PT FELL FROM STACK OF 3-4 BOXES IN GARAGE AT HO ME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 30 LB. BOX FELL ON HEAD, NECK AND BACK PAINS, CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| TRIPPED OVER A BOX AND FELL STRIKING HEAD RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CUT ON EDGE OF CARDBOARD BOX WHNE IT FELL ON HEAD/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING A BOX DOWN A STAIRWAY WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL YESTERDAY, HIT HER HEAD AGAINST STEPS. DX-CONCUSSION, LT 5TH TOE CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 90 YOF IS MOVING AND STUMBLED ON ONE OF THE BOXES AND FELL FORWARD, HITTING HER HEAD. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, NASAL FRACTURE, FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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