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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 349
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 37 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 37YOM BOOKS FELL OFF A SHELF ONTO HEAD. DX. SCALP CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 50 YOF HAS HEAD PAIN AFTER READING BOOK HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 26 Y/O F BOOK FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT HEAD SCALP ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 30 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| REPORTS WAS MOVING A BOOKCASE WHEN A TEXT BOOK FELL OFF HITTING HEAD >>SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Chairs |
| FALL-DOING A PUZZLE BOOK AT AL FACILITY & FELL ASLEEP & FELL OUT OF CHA IR/HIT BACK HEAD DX FALL-SCALP HEMATOMA * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 43 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT WAS BENDING DOWN AT *** WHEN A DISPLAY OF BOOKS FELL ONTO PT. DX HEA DACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PATIENT HAD A BOOK OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS FALL ON HIS HEAD 3 DAYS AGO, C/O SHARP PAIN AND IS VERY ANXIOUS. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| SCALP LAC, PT WAS READING A BOOK AND FELL HITTING HEAD., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HEAD CT-BOOKS FELL FROM SHELF-HIT PT IN HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 38 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| DROPPED BOOK AND TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT AND FELL ONTO SUBWAY TRACKS;SUBDU RAL HEMATOMA NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP AFTER A BOOK FELL ON HIM WHILE DOING HOUSEWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2001 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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