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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 396
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| DX:BILAT 6TH NERVE ABNORMALIATY. HIT IN HEAD WITH BOXES 3 DAYS AGO. HAD NYSTAGMUS AT INTERVALS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Containers |
| A BOX(25LBS) FELL 15 FT AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Containers |
| A BOX FELL ON PT'S HEAD DX: HEAD INJ + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Containers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER BOX HITING HEAD DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 20 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: Containers |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY- A BOX FELL ON HIS HEAD. NO MENTION OF WHERE HE WAS WHEN THE INJURY OCCURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 18 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: Containers |
| HIT HEAD ON EDGE OF METAL BOX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT. WAS IN A STORE IN TOWN, THREE BOXES FELL ON HER HEADCONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Containers |
| PT INJURED HEAD WHILE LIFTING CRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| TWO BOXES OF CHICKEN FELL ON HEAD ABRASION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 22 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: Containers |
| SCALP AND HIP CONTUSION.PT WAS AT *** AND REACHED UP TO TAKE A BOX DOWN AND FIVE OTHER BOXES FELL ON PTS HEAD AND HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 19 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: Containers |
| DX MILD CONCUSSION: UNLOADING BOXES OFF TRAILER, 30+LB BOX DROPPE D ONTO HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| TAKING DOWN BOXES- "STUFF" FELL DX: SCALP LAC KNE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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