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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - Year 2005 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 560
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Date: 12/17/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW 9 CM SCALP LAC / 3 CM FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PLAYING IN SNOW AND GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH A PLASTIC SHOVEL LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SCALP LACERATION.PT AND BROTHERS WERE SHOVELING SNOW AND PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A SHOVEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A SHOVEL DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
13YFC ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD WITH A SHOVEL/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
A SHOVEL FELL ON PATIENT AND LACERATED HEAD DX: 3 CM HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH ICE SCRAPER BY 2 YO SIBLING AT HOME; SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SLIPPED&FELL BACKWARDS WHILE SHOVELING SNOW IN THE DRIVEWAY, SUSTAIN ED" CONCUSSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A SNOW SHOVEL. DX CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT ACCIDENTLY GOT HIT ON THE HEAD BY A SHOVEL, SUSTAINED " SCALP LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SLIPPED&FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, STRUCK HEAD, SUSTAINED " INTRACRANIAL HEMAORRHAGE"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/19/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
DIZZINESS RESOLVED, CLEANING SNOW OFF WIFE'S CAR, SHOVELING SNOW ONE HOUR PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PLAYING OUTSIDE & STRUCK IN HEAD W/ SNOW SHOVEL DURING SNOWBALL FIGHT. ACUTE HEAD INJURY & SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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