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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,027
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT STARTED FIRE TO DRY CLOTHES & FIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL. FD NS. DX: 2% TBSA BURNS SCALP & R HAND, MILD INHALATION INJURY, UGI BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 3 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: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONCUSSION - 3 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING IN HER SOCKS ON KITCHEN FLOOR AND SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON THE FLOOR - HAD SEVERAL SECONDS OF LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Ceilings and walls |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOMETHING - HOLDING SWEATER; TRIPPED ON SWEATER, F ELL & HIT WALL. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/FRIEND WAS HOLDING ONTO FRIENDS SHIRT WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR HITTING HEAD. DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 17 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: Day wear |
| PT WAS AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER A PAIR OF PANTS CAUSING A CLOSED HEAD INJU RY, NOSE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | 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: Day wear, Toilets |
| PT SITTING ON THE TOILET RRYING TO PULL UP PANTS AND FELL FORWARD STRUC K FACE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear, Doors |
| BACK AND HEAD CONT. PT WAS PULLING UP PANTS AND HIT HEAD ON METAL DOOR AND FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear |
| HEAD CONT. PT WAS PUTTING ON UNDERWEAR AND FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FROM NH W/C/O FALL FROM SITTING POSITION, REPORTS HAD SOCKS ON AND S HE SLIPPED ON FLOOR. DX. SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON LONG PANTS TO FLOOR;DX CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 80 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear, Doors |
| HEAD TRAUMA;L1 COMPRESSION FX/80YOF IN AM GETTING DRESSED,PANTS HANDING ON TOP OF DOOR,REACHED UP, LOST BALANCE & FELL HITTING HEAD ON DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 86 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: Day wear |
| PT WAS PUTTING CLOTHES ON AND FELL DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Day wear |
| TRIPPED AFTER STEPPING ON DRESS, FEL , HIT HEAD ON CEMENT/ CONCUSSION, FACIAL CONTUSION ABRASION, NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER AND CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA - PATIENT GOT OUT OF BED THIS A.M. WITH SOCKS ON AND FELL ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT DX HEADACHE - S/P PT FELL AFTER TRIPPING ON A SOCK THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 12 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: Day wear, Bleachers |
| PT WEARING SWEATSHIRT/UNDER BLEACHERS DURING RAIN DELAY AT FOOTBALL GAM E, FELT LIGHTHEADED, FELL & STRUCK FOREHEAD, NOW W/HA, NAUSEA; HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF VAN, SHORTS CAUGHT IN DOOR AND VAN ROLLED. DX: SCALP LAC, ESLD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 23 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: Day wear, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONCUSSION;FACIAL LAC/23YOF@HM@11:30P GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM,TRIPPED OVER SHIRT & HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DESK/OR DRESSER THEN CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Doors |
| SCALP LAC,, PT WAS GETTING CLOTHES FROM CLOSET AND FELL HITTING A DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Footwear |
| FELL WEARING HEELS & DRESS,TRIPPED DX: SCALP LAC, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear, Fishing |
| 12YOF WAS FISHING WITH FATHER,WAS WEARING LONG JEANS,FELL FACE FIRST INTO THE WATER,FATHER IMMEDIATELY EXTRACTED HER FROM WATER;SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| SCALP LACERATION,CHI.PT WAS TAKING A SHIRT OFF AND FELL BACKWARDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear |
| CHI. PT STUMBLED OVER PANTS IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON A SHARP CORNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT IS PARALYZED ON LEFT SIDE & DAUGHTER STATED WAS HELPING PT REMOVE PANTS & PT FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR DX: INTRACRANICAL HEMMORH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 2 months | 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: Day wear, Motor vehicles or parts |
| MOM WAS IN CAR @ GAS STATION NURSING PT WHEN SIBLING STARTED TO CHOKE MOM HELPING SIBLING PT FELL FORWARD MOM GRABBED CLOTHING FALL/FACE CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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: Day wear, Stairs or steps |
| DX CHI/URI/L EAR LOBE CYST: RUNNING AND SLIPPED ON A JACKET THEN FELL INTO SUNKEN LIVINGROOM HT APPROX EQUAL TO ONE STEP AND HIT HER FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 85 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: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Tables |
| AT NURSING HOME PT TRYING TO PUT BRA ON-FELL HEAD STRUCK NIGHTSTAND, NLOC,DX SCALP LACERATION,RECURRENT FALLS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Day wear |
| TRIPPED OVER PANT LEGS;DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING FROM TRIPPING ON SOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 90 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: Day wear |
| 90 YOF TRIPPED OVER PANTS LEG AND FELL SUSTAINING CONTUSIONS TO HEAD, L EFT HIP AND SHOULDER AND CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 59 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear, Sinks |
| PT BENT OVER TO PULL UP PANTS,FELL FORWARD,HIT HEAD ON SINK,NLOC DX HEAD INJURY,FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 4 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT WAS IN A STANDING POSITION WITH HANDS IN POCKETS FELL FORWARD ONTO CONCRETE HITTING FACE, NOW ACTING SLEEPY. DX MINOR CHI FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 90 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: Day wear |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE PUTTING PANTS ON DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | 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: Day wear, Tables |
| CHI-NO LOC-SLIPPED IN STOCKING FEET-FELL-HIT HEAD ON A NIGHT STAND-@ HO ME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 53 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: Day wear, Tables |
| TRIPPED OVER A COMFORTER WHILE PUTTING ON PANTS&FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO NIGHT TABLE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 80 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: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| MINOR HEAD TRAUMA;LAC/80YOF FROM SENIOR HOME, WAS TAKING OFF SWEATER AN D FELL BACKWARD FALLING ONTO THE FLOOR. DENIES LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 36 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: Day wear, Bathtubs or showers |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 36 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE - FELL I N BATHROOM - FEET CAUGHT IN PANTS & SHE FELL HITTING HEAD ON BATHTUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear |
| FELL PUTTING SOCKS ON DX: LUMBOSACRAL SPRAIN, BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Other ranges or ovens |
| SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE FROM STOVE BURNING EARS,NECK AND HEAD WITH 15% TBSA,U NK IF FIRE DEPT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Furniture |
| RIGHT SCALP LAC, PT LOST BALANCE WHENPUTTING ON PANTS AND FELL INTO A P IECE OF FURNITURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Ceilings and walls |
| SLIPPED ON SOCKS, HIT HEADON CORNER WALL, DX; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PUTTING ON PANTS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TRASH CAN IN BATHROOM AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 85 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Day wear, Wheelchairs |
| WHILE TAKING OFF SWEATER, PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, HITTING HEAD, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Day wear |
| TRIPPED OVER PANTS ON ICE AND FELL AT RELATIVES HOUSE INJURING HEAD. D X; CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 50 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: Day wear, Tables |
| LACERATION HEAD - 50 YO MALE REPORTS HE GOT OUT OF BED LAST NIGHT AND T RIPPED OVER HIS SHIRT AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON BEDSIDE TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| FELL OVER WHILE PULLING PANTS UP, HIT HEAD HAS LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| ALTERED MENTAL STATUS-GROUND LEVEL FALL WHILE PUTTING ON PANTS-HIT HEAD @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 29 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: Day wear |
| INTOXICATED,HAD HANDS IN POCKETS AND FELL FACE FIRST AND LAC LIP WITH C LOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 8 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: Concussion |
| Product: Day wear |
| 8 YO M MILD CONCUSSION FELL ON CURBING AFTER TRIPPING ON PANTS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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