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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 201
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 20 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: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| WITH VENTERICULOPROTENIAL SHUNT (VPS) IN PLACE ACCIDENTALLY HIT SHUNT/ HEAD AGAINT BED, WIT NECK PAIN SICNE>>RULE OUT VPS MALFUNCTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| H/O CP, HCP, SHUNT, HAS HEADACHE, MILD DIZZINESS, RECALLS BANGING HEAD AGAINST WALL AT SCHOOL, NO LOC, ONSET OF HEADACHE;SHUNT HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Fences or fence posts |
| 25 YO SHUNT PATIENT HAS HEADACHE D/T HITTING HEAD ON WOODEN FENCE 2 DAY S AGO, FELT STUNNED; SHUNT HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BEING LIFTED BY HOME HEALTH WORKERS IN A *** LIFT AND FELL TO CARPET ED FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| SITTING ON EXAM TABLE TO HAVE BLOOD W/D, SYNCOPED&FELL HITTING FACE ONT O THE FLR>> CHI/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| VP SHUNT PATIENT WITH H/O SEIZURES, HAVING TYPICAL SEIZURE AT SCHOOL, F ELL DOWN DURING ICTAL PERIOD HITTING HEAD ON ON FLOOR; HEAD INJ, SEIZUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| PT IN JAIL WITH A HALO TRACTION DEVICE FELL OUT OF BED TO THE FLOOR STR IKING THE DEVICE AND DISLOCATED THE BOLTS FROM HER SKULL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 21 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: Concussion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT, WHO HAS STAPLES IN HEAD DUE TO HEAD INJURY YESTERDAY, HIT HEAD ON D ESK IN AREA OF STAPLES. NAUSEA. D:POST-CONC. SYNDROME, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Poles |
| SHUNT PATIENT HAVING SEIZURE WITH HEADACHE, HIT HEAD ON POLE YESTERDAY; POSSIBLE VP SHUNT MALFUNCTION, SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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