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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 670
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT AND HIS FRIEND WERE FISHING WHEN HIS FRIENDS LINE HIT PATIENT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN SCALP. DX. FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN SCALP DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISH HOOK IMBEDDED IN SCALP. DX- FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| 41 YR OLD MALE GOT FISHING HOOK STUCK IN SCALP SCALP PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT HOT FISH HOOK IN HEAD WHEN FRIEND CASTED. DX: FISH HOOK SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A FISH HOOK BY FRIEND CASTING A LINE DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 44 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| HEAD LAC-FISHING-GOT HIT W/A SINKER-LEFT W/O TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS FLY FISHING AND HOOK CAUGHT IN SCALP. DX: FISH HOOK SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PATIENT CAME IN WITH A FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN HER HEAD. DX-FOREIGN BODY EMBEDDED IN HEAD, REMOVER FISH HOOK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| PAIN IN HEAD AFTER GETTING A FISH HOOK STUCK IN SCALP WHILE FISHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISH HOOK STUCK IN TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing, Clothing accessories |
| FOREIGN BODY HEAD - 32 YOM PRESENTS WITH A FISHING HOOK THAT GOT THROUG H HIS HAT AND EMBEDDED INTO HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 26 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT HAD A FISH HOOK LODGED IN HIS SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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