|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,588
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 45 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 45YOF FELL ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, HIT HEAD / (L) THIGH + RIBS DX;* FALL, HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI,SCALP LAC.38YOF WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI.31YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 49 YOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY W CERVICAL STRAIN, SHOVELING SNOW WHEN HE FE LL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ICE NO LOC, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 41YOF WHILE SHOVELING SNOW SLIPPED FELL STRIKING HEAD; CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 26 YOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY W/ EYEBROW LAC, S/P FALL ON THE ICE AND HITTI NG HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND, 2 CM LAC 5 SUTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 33YOF CONCUSSION, CLOSED HEAD INJURY SHOVELING SNOW WHEN LARGE TREE BRA NCH FELL FROM A TREE ABOVE HER HITTING PT ON THE HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 36YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH SHOVEL ACCIDENTALLY WHILE SHOVELING SNOW CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI.33YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 40 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PLAYING WITH NEPHEW WHO ACC STRUCK PT'S TEMPLE WITH SNOW SHOVEL ?LOC YET AMNESTIC>>CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 42 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Other unpowered garden tools |
| ACC STRUCK HEAD ONTO A SHOVEL THAT WAS IN THE SHED,VS A SMALL SNOW SHOV EL FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD C/O H/A DIZIINESS>>CHI W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 47 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND FELT A POP IN HEAD RESULTING IN SUBARACHNOID HEMORRH AGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 26 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 26 YOM SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND HIT BACK OF HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI-FACE LAC-FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND HIT IN HEAD BY A FALLING ICYCLE RESULTING IN HEADACH E AND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: HEAD INJ ,CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 43 YOM FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW HITTING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINING CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI-SHOVELING SNOW-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SLIPPED SHOVELING SNOW STRIKING HEAD - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 43 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW SLIPPED FELL HIT HEAD ON ICE + LOC,HA ALSO ANKLE PAIN.. .CONCUSSION AND ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI. PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD WHEN SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHIPPING ICE WITH SHOVEL AND FELL AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 36 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW CLOSED HEAD INJURY/NECK AN D BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 46 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 46 YO M WITH AMNESIA SHOVELING SNOW FELL HIT HEAD FOUND UNRESPONSIVE WENT INTO HOUSE LATER FOUND WONDERING WITH AMNESIA* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 46 YO MALE WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SLIPPED&FELL BACKWARDS WHILE SHOVELING SNOW IN THE DRIVEWAY, SUSTAIN ED" CONCUSSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI.PT WAS SHOVELING AND HIT HEAD ON SHOVEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 32 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT HEAD WITH SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI - 34 YOM C/O BEING DAZED AND STUNNED, WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK BY A SCOOP SHOVEL BEING USED BY THE NEIGHBOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LEFT HEAD AND FACIAL CONTUSION.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL ON ICE A ND INJURED HEAD AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 48 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE-SHOVELING SNOW-DEVELOPED HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT C/O SEVERE HEADACHE DUE TO BLOW TO OCCIPITAL AREA BY A SHOVEL THIS AFTERNOON - DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW WHEN SHOVEL BROKE HITTING SIDE OF HEAD DX:HEAD CONTUSION, NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Ceilings and walls |
| INCISION TO R PARIETAL AREA OF SCALP-PT STATES SHOVEL HANGING ON GARAGE WALL FELL AND STRUCK HEAD.4CM LINEAR/SQ SCALP LAC, SUTURED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2001 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2001 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2000 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/1999 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/1999 | Age: 47 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/1997 | Age: 46 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/1997 | Age: 34 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
