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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 380
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH AND IT CAME DOWN ON HEAD DX: ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TREES AND FELL OFF A LADDER, 15 FT ONTO THE CEMENT HEAD FIRST. DX-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 38 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| A LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON PT'S HEAD WHILE TRIMMING TREE , + LOC DX: HEAD TRUAMA, BACK INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON TREE BRANCH WHEN WALKING IN "WALK" C/O HEAD PAIN DX: CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 42 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH TREE LIMB, KNOCKED HIM DOWN 5 STEPS DX CHI, LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT WAS PLAYING PAINTBALL IN PARK WITH FRIENDS, RAN INTO A TREE. C/O HEAD, LT SHOULDER PAIN DX: SCALP LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS ON LADDER TREE TRIMMING TODAY WHEN A BRANCH FELL & HIT HIM ON THE SCALP. DX - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 49 YOM CUTTING DOWN A TREE, WEARING HELMET, WHEN BRANCH STRUCK HIS HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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