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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 983
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products, Stairs or steps |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER AND FELL DOWN 11 STAIRS. DX: L SUBGALEAL HEMOATOMA, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, PRE SYNCOPE, ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | 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: Paper products |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD STR UCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON PAPER , HIT HEAD ON FLOOR;DX CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STATES SHE SLIPPED ON A BABY WIPE WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF THE TANNING B ED AND HIT HER HEAD ON BED DX CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LAC TO HEAD, PT SLIPPED ON PAPER AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| 37YOF WHILE WALKING IN ***'S SLIPPED ON A PRICE TAG ON THE FLOOR, FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR;CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Counters or countertops |
| PT RUNNING THROUGH THE KITCHEN AND THERE WERE SOME PAPERS ON THE FLOOR SLIPPED ON THE PAPERS AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE COUNTER CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 85 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: Paper products |
| PICKING UP THE NEWS PAPER, LOST BALANCE&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING OCCIPIT, NO LOC>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| LOST BALANCE WHILE PICKING UP THE NEWSPAPER. DX. SCALP CONTUSION AND LA CERATION, HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| WENT TO BUY NEWSPAPER AND BECAME UNCONSCIOUS. DX-HEAD ABRASION, SYNCOPE ,MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 30 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: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| REPORTS SLIPPING ON A PIECE OF PAPER & FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE FL OOR, NO LOC, C/O HEADACHE&BLURRY VISION>> CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 93 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: Paper products |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ON SOME NEWSPAPERS ON GROUND RESULTING IN FOREHEAD HEM ATOMA AND CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| 69YOM WAS HOME WORKING WITH PAPER,DEVELOPED INCREASE WEAKNESS; TIA,TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Paper products |
| 63 YOM REACHING FOR NEWSPAPER AND FELL ON CURB HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | 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: Paper products, Chairs |
| PT WAS BRINING SISTER IN LAW A BIRTHDAY CARD DROPPED IT IN A CHAIR AND PASSED OUT STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF HEAD - PT SLIPPED ON PAPER AT SCHOOL,HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 5 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: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| LACERATION HEAD - 5 YO MALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON ROLL OF PAPER - SMALL LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products |
| CHI. PT FELL BACKWARDS WHEN PICKING UP A NEWSPAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT WENT OUTSIDE TO GET NEWSPAPER AND SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STATES WAS WALKING TO NEIGHBOR'S TO TAKE NEWSPAPER AND SLIPPED ON IC E AND HIT HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD, CONT HEA.D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Windowsills or frames |
| PT LIVES IN GROUP HOME AND SLIPPED ON PAPER AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON WINDOW SILL DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRIPPED OVER SIDEWALK EDGE GETTING NEWSPAPER C/O (L) HIP PAIN HAS HEMAT OMA ON HEAD -LOC DX- HEAD CONT HIP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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