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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 714
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING THE SNOW--SLIPPED AND FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD, UNSURE IF KNOCKED OUT, HAS HA AND EMISIS X1 DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 77 YO F SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME, SLIPPED HIT HEAD, CONFUSED. DX CLOSED H EAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 11 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW WHEN SHOVEL SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND STRUCK HIM IN HEAD. HAPPENED YEST. NO LOC. HEADACHE. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WITH CHI, FELL WHILE SHOVELING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 40 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PLAYING WITH NEPHEW WHO ACC STRUCK PT'S TEMPLE WITH SNOW SHOVEL ?LOC YET AMNESTIC>>CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD, THREW SHOVEL AND IT LANDED ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 75YOM SLIPPED WHILE SNOW SHOVELING & HIT BACK OF HEAD DX;* NONE STAT ED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 42 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Other unpowered garden tools |
| ACC STRUCK HEAD ONTO A SHOVEL THAT WAS IN THE SHED,VS A SMALL SNOW SHOV EL FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD C/O H/A DIZIINESS>>CHI W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SCALP LAC-SNOW SHOVEL FELL IN THE GARAGE-HIT PT'S HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON BAY WINDOW DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 22 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING OUT HIS CAR AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WITH HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 52 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Stairs or steps |
| SHOVELING THE SNOW THEN SYNCOPED&FELL DOWN 4 STAIRS VERSUS FELL OFF POR CH HITTING ?HEAD,+LOC, COMBATIVE UPONARRIVAL>>CHI/NEURO CONSULT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 47 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND FELT A POP IN HEAD RESULTING IN SUBARACHNOID HEMORRH AGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 26 YOM SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND HIT BACK OF HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT BROTHER THREW ICE SCRAPPER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT IN THE HEAD DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND SLIPPED AND HIT HEAD WITH CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW LAST WEEK AND HIT HEAD NOW ACTING CONFUSED DX: SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 90YOM AT HOME TRIPPED OVER SNOW SHOVEL,FELL STRUCK HEAD; SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 67 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW&FELL HITTING HEAD, NO LOC, FINI SHED SHOVELING, LATER FOUND WITH ALTERED MENTAL STATUS>>SAH/SDH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI-FACE LAC-FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND HIT IN HEAD BY A FALLING ICYCLE RESULTING IN HEADACH E AND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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