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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 444
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 24 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 24YOM HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 16 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| A 16 YR OLD FEMALE BENT OVER AND HIT HER HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 16 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 16YOM HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL UNTO HEAD, NO LOC DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 24 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 24YOM, C/O FAICLA SWELLING&PAIN AFTER FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL&D/C'D, THE HOSE CAME UP HITTING HIM IN THE FACE>>CHI/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| 23 YOF WAS SLEEPING AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF THE WALL AND HIT H ER IN THE HEAD. DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD W FIRE EXTINGUISHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 20 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: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX: CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 20 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: Fire extinguishers |
| PT STOOD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX. D: HEAD LACERATIO N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 20 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: Fire extinguishers, Containers |
| DX LEFT TEMPORAL CONTUSION: RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER METAL BOX, HIT CORNER WITH HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2000 | Age: 20 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: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/1999 | Age: 19 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: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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