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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,147
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 91 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: Elevators or other lifts, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT COMING OUT OF AN ELEVATOR WITH A WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL SUSTAIN ED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 90YFC AT NURSING HOME FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON CORNER OF DUMBWAITER/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 72 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| FELL IN ELEVATOR AND HIT HEAD DEGLOVING SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| LARGE PIECE OF CEILING OF ELEVATOR FELL ON PTS HEAD ,PT SUST HEAD INJUR Y# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 66 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT IS LEGALLY BLIND TRYING TO ET OFF AN ELEVATOR LOST FOOTING AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 81 YO MALE TWISTED KNEE AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON ELEVATOR AT HARRAHS HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 53 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| AT HOSPITAL, PT STS HANDS CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR,FELL BACKWARDS,NLOC DX SCALP CONTUSION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER FALLING WHILE GETTING OUT OF ELEVATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 88YOF WAS IN AN ELEVATOR AT HER RESIDENCE,LOST BALANCE,HIT HEAD; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 90 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: Elevators or other lifts, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C WALKER, FELL WHILE IN THE ELEVATOR HITTING BACK OF HEAD >> CHI S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 84 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| STUMBLED GETTING OUT OF ELEVATOR AND LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT FELL IN THE ELEVATOR. DX: HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 44 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| 44YOF WAS ON A ELEVATOR AT HOSPITAL WHEN IT SUDDENLY FELL ONE TO TWO FLOORS,THEN WENT UP CAUSING HER TO HIT HEAD;HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 91 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| 91 YO FEMALE FELL GETTIN GOUT OF ELEVATOR AT HOME MINOR SKULL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 71 YO MALE STEPPED OFF ELEVATOR AT CASINO AND FELL CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 56 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE GETTING OUT OF ELEVATOR(DOOR)HITTING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WITH CHI IN FALL IN ELEVATOR WHERE RESIDES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 83 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: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| 83 YO GETTING OUT ELEVAQTOR SLIPPED FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 90 YO MALE PASSED OUT IN ELEVATOR - ETOH CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 4 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT X TODAY WAS ACCIDENTLY PUSHED INTO A ELEVATOR AND STRUCK HEAD AND CH EST ON ELEVATOR FLOOR.DX. CHI, TAR SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| RAN INTO ELEVATOR DOOR, DX; CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 53 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| SLIPPED&FELL IN THE ELEVATOR HITTING BACK OF HEAD, +LOC " CHI/HEMATOMA'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 50YOM WAS ON A *** LIFT,ACCIDENTLY FELL TO THE GROUND,LACERATED HEAD;HE AD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 74 YO MALE WAS LEANING AGAINST ELEVATOR AND DOOR OPENED LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 53 YO MALE WAS IN ELEVATOR WHEN IT DROPPED THREE FLOORS CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PAT SUS CONTUSION TO HEAD, SLIPPED HIT HEAD ON ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 93 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS OFF ELEVATOR LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PATIENT FELL INTO ELEVATOR C/O HEAD, RT SHOULDER, LT BACK & RT HIP PAIN. DX - CONCUSSION, MULTIPLE STRAINS & CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WAS GETTING OUT OF AN ELEVATOR IN APT. BUILDING, HE TURNED AROUND, & TRIPPED, THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS HEAD. DX: SCALP HEMATOMA, ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | 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: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| ON ELEVATOR 2 DAYS AGO WHEN DOORS CLOSED QUICKLY KNOCKING PT BACKWARDS HIT HEAD ON FLOOR -LOC HAS HEADACHES DX- MINOR HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| MOM WAS CARRYING PT OUT OF AN ELEVATOR, & TRIPPED ON UN***OR, FELLFORWA RD & DROPPED PT. DX: LT PARIETAL SKULL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 87 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| AT HOME PT FELL COMING OFF ELEVATOR,LARGE BRUISE TO UPPER LIP,ABRASION BILATERAL WRIST,NLOC,DX CERVICAL STRAIN,CLOSED HEAD INJURY,FACIAL CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 46 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| SCALP CONTUSION: TRYING TO KEEP MOM FROM FALLING, PT HIT HEAD ON SIDE OF ELEVATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 81 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: Elevators or other lifts, Ceilings and walls |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 81 YO FEMALE REPORTS TRIPPING WHEN EXITING ELEVATO R & HITTING HEAD AGAINST WALL - NO LOC BUT HAS HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 87 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: Elevators or other lifts, Ceilings and walls |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE COMING OUT OF ELEVATOR TRIP,HITTING THE WAL L AT HOME.(CONDOMINIUM). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 1 months | 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| ADULT CARRYING BABY DOWN AN ESACALATOR DROPPED BABY DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 82 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: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS FOUND ON FLOOR OF ELEVATOR IN NURSING HOME. PT DOESN'T REMEMBER FALLING, SYNCOPE? PT SUSTAINED CHI, CONTUSION RT HIP AND HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 77 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE ENTERING ELEVATOR, HEAD INJURY, CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 82 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| CHI. PT SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 91 YO MALE FELL WHEN GETTING ONTO ELEVATOR AT CASINO CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 80 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| PTS DAUGHTER BRINGS PT IN FOR CONFUSION,HIT L TEMPLE AREA ON ELEVATOR DOOR LAST WEDNESDAY,DX CONFUSION & ACUTE RENAL FAILURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| FELL ON ELEVATOR/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 57 YO MALE WAS STUCK ON ELEVATOR AND PASSED OUT HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 60 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON A ELEVATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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