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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - Year 2005 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 257
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:5
16-25 years old:68
50+ years old:183

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/25/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS MOWING LAWN AND HIT TOP OF HEAD ON A TREE BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
LAC SCALP; FRIEND REPORTS THEY THREW A ***/ALUMINUM ITEM INTO LAWN MOWE R, WHICH THEN STRUCK PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power lawn mowers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CHI - 59 YOM WAS MOST LIKELY MOWING GRASS AND CORD TO MOWER GOT CAUGHT AROUND DECK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD, POSSIBLY SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/13/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT FELL WHILE MOWING LAWN AND HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN WHEN FELT DIZZY&LIGHTHEDED THEN PASSED OUT SUSTA INED" SYNCOPE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power lawn mowers
PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP, METAL STUCK IN SIDE OF HEAD , DAD WAS MOWING A ND BLEW OUT OF MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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