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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,358
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CHI.PT FELL INTO MAILBOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 59 YO FEMALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING AT HOME - TRIPPED OVER OUTSIDE CEMENT ORNAMENT AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WITH HEAD LAC, FELL FROM FOUNTAIN AT MALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT TRIPPED & FELL HITTING HEAD ON MAILBOX AT HOME DX: CONCUSSION WITH AMNESIA & LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RAN INTO CORNER OF MAILBOX, DX; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL ON DECORATIVE METAL GARDEN EDGING;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 7 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| CONT HEAD- FELL, HIT LANDSCAPING STONES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CHI, PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FLOWER POT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT FELL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A BIRDBATH SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| SCALP CONT/12MOM CRAWLING IN HIS HOUSE AT 9:30AM WHEN HE PULLED OVER TO P OF A FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH WATER. HIT L SIDE OF HEAD.CRIED IMMEDIATELY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT RAN INTO MAILBOX. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HEAD CONT. PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FOUNTAIN WHEN PLAYING OUT IN YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON BIRD FEEDER DX; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT ELL WHILE PUTTING OUT METAL YARD ORNAMENTS AT HOME AND STRUCK HEAD S USTAINEDF A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CONTUS HEAD, PT WAS AT AUNTS HOUSE AND PULLED BIRDBATH OVER ON TOP OF SELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 2 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| RAN INTO PLASTIC WATER BUBBLER @ HOME AND CUT HEAD - NO LOC. DX CHI, FOREHEAD LACAERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT STRUCK MAILBOX WITH HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CHIL. PT FELL OVER A GARDEN STONE WHEN GARDENING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN FOUNTAIN WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND HIT THE BACK OF HER HEA D ON THE FOUNTAIN. HAS A LAC. NO LOC. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FALL / HEAD INJURY FROM FALLING BACKWARDS WHILE PULLING GARDEN HOSE AND HIT CONCRETE BIRDBATH. DX-CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A CONCRETE FOUNTAIN HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CERAMIC GARDEN STATUE; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 18 months | 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL ON PORCH;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - S/P DIRECT BLOW,PT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF METAL MAILBOX TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAILBOX/SCALP LOAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS @ HOME FELL ONTO METAL EDGING IN BACKYARD SCALP LAC/ MINOR CHI. DX MINOR CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| CHI. PT FELL ON STEPPING STONE IN YARD AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL ON DECORATIVE YARD EQUIPMENT;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL BACKWARDS, 3 FT., TO WOOD CHIPS, & HIT BACK OF HEAD- MILD DIZZINES NO LOC. DX; MINOR HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS IN BACKYARD SHE WAS CLIMBING ON A TIERED WATER FOUNTAIN FELL HITTING HEAD ON TIER. DX SCALP LACAERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RAN INTO BRICK MAILBOX;DX FRACTURED SKULL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Tables |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LANDSCAPE TIMBER OR TABLE ONTO CONCRETE, NO LOC; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 55 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LAWN ORNIMENT FELL ON HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Ball sports |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING AGAINST A MAILBOX WH ILE PLAYING BALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 86 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT FELL AT MAILBOX AT HOME,HIT BACK & LEG,NLOC DX CERVICAL STRAIN & CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL PUTTING SOMETHING INTO MAILBOX/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 83 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WALKING UP TO STONE FOUNTAIN, TRIPPED, LOST BALANCE & FELL FORWARD S TRIKING NOSE ON FOUNTAIN. D:CHI, NASAL FX, FACE LAC, CORONARY ARTERY DZ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| SCALP CONT. PT FELL OUTSIDE HITTING HEAD ON A FLOWER POT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 52 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: Decorative yard equipment, Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT HIT HED ON MAILBOX WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 6 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: Decorative yard equipment, Football |
| PT PLAYING FOOTBALL AT HOME BEING THROWN THE BALL AND RAN INTO A MAILB X SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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