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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 288
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LAC TO BACK OF HEAD, HIT W/SLEDGE HAMMER, FLEW OUT OF FRIEND'S HAND DX: 3 CM LAC, SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH HAMMER DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 21 YO MALE WAS HIT WITH HAMMER ON HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT HEAD WITH A HAMMER DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 20 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: Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HEAD FROM A FLYING HAMMER HEAD AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 24 Y/O M C/O BEING HIT WITH HAMMER. PT WAS HIT WITH A HAMMER IN THE BA CK OF THE HEAD(INTENT NOT STATED).DX CONT TO HEAD AND SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hammers, Ladders |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A LADDER, HAD LEFT A HAMMER ON TOP OF IT, HAMMER FELL ON TOP OF PATIENT'S HEAD. DX-CONCUSSION, LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER FELL ON HEAD DX. HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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