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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,359
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT HEAD ON DRESSER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 35 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 35 YO FELL STRUCK HEAD ON DRESSER HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HEAD WHEN ACCIDENTALLY FELL ON THE DRESSER@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 37 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: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX CEPHALGIA-RESOLVED/LUMBAR PUNCTURE/ELEVATED BP: WIFE CAUGHT PT AS HE BEGAN TO GO TO GROUND BUT HIT HIS HEAD AT THE ER RECPT'N DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| UNDER DESK AT HOME RAISED UP STRIKING SCALP SUST LAC DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 36 Y/O HIT HEAD ON DRESSER AT HOME. DX-HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| STOOD UP TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM THE FLOOR HIT HEAD ON A METAL DESK CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HELPING HUSBAND TO CARRY A DRESSER STOPPED TRIPPED FELL BACKWARDS DRESSER HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY LACERATION FACIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STATES HIT HEAD ON THE DESK DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI. PT BENT OVER HITTING HEAD ON A DESK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 48 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Animal induced injury |
| TRIPPED OVER HIS CATE&FELLHITTING HEAD AGAINST THE DRESSER ALSO C/O HIP PAIN >> HIP CONTS/CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| "TURNED DRESSER INGTO MYSELF", HAS LAC TO RT SIDE OF HEAD. SCALP LAC/C ONCUSSION W/LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 35 YOF HIT HEAD ON BUREAU 2 DAYS AGO LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Animal induced injury |
| PT TRIPPED OVER DOG, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON COMPUTER DESK. D: HEAD INJURY , CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| REPORTS 5 WEEKS AGO, FELL OUT OF BED HITTING HEAD AGINST THE DRESSER TH EN HIT AGAINST AGINST FLOOR, WITH HEADACHE SINCE>>CHI/ETOH=0.092 INTOXI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL A FEW DAYS AGO STRUCK HEAD ON A DRESSER CONTINUED HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM FALL ON A DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 46 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 46 YO F HEAD INJURY LEG GAVE OUT CAUSING PT TO FALL HITTING HEAD ON DRESSER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SEVERLY INTOXICATED POSSIBLE UNWITNESSED FALL INTO DRESSER. DX. HEA D TRAUMA - PT LEFT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT BUMPED HEAD ON DRESSER DRAWER. DX: FOREHEAD CONT, POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Alcohol |
| DRINKING HEAVILY, FELL WHILE GETTING IN BED AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CLEANING AND STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON BUREAU LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HEADACHE-FELL-HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DRESSER, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI,SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 45 YO FEMALE HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON COMPUTER DESK CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT HAD A PREVIOUS HEAD INJURY, MISSED 4 DOSES OF ***, HAD ASEIZURE , BUMPED HEAD ON THE DESK. DX-OCCIPITAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT DX HEAD TRAUMA - S/P PT TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON A DESK TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HEADACHE-FELL-HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Ceilings and walls |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN MOVING A DRESSER & HIT HEAD ON WALL. DX; C.H.I . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Computers |
| 38YOM WAS BENDING OVER DESK,WENT TO GET UP,STRUCK HEAD ON COMPUTER STAND;HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A CEDAR CHEST. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 34 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stairs or steps |
| MOVING A DRESSER VERSUS A CABINET DOWN STAIRS, SLIDE DOWN10 STEPS&DRESS ER DRAWER HIT PT'S FACE/HEAD>> CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 27 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DRESSER, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DRESSER AND SUFFERED CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL-HIT HEAD ON DRESSER-SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Beds or bedframes |
| PT GETTING OUT OF BED FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| PT WAS AT A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DRAWER. D: CHI, LACERATION, SUPRATHERAPEUTIC DILTIAZEM, ENCEPHALOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 49 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & FELL BACKWARDS WHILE STANDING AT DESK IN HOTEL SUSTAINING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 34YOM WAS HOME TRIPPED YESTERDAY, HITTING HEAD ON COMPUTER DESK; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 42 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON A DESK CONTINUED HEADACHE CONTSION SCAKLP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 44 YO FELL STRUCK HEAD ON DRESSER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 26 YOM STRUCK HEAD ON DRESSER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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