Accidents - Fishing - Year 2008 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,425
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	101
6-15 years old:	1,023
16-25 years old:	257
26-50 years old:	623
50+ years old:	420

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing, Clothing accessories
PT PUT ON A HAT WHICH HAD A FISH HOOK IN IT AND FISH HOOK WENT INTO HEAD. DX: FISH HOOK SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 21 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 OUT FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN SCALP SUSTAINED A FB TO HEA D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK STUCK IN HEAD FOREIGN BODY HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND SLIPPED FELL STRUCK BACK OF H EAD SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
HOOK CAUGHT HEAD/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fishing
@ THE BEACH FISHING, ACCIDENTALLY SLIPPED ON THE ROCKS&FELL HITTING BAC K OF HEAD, ?LOC>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
WAS FISHING WITH FRIEND WHOSE FISH HOOK ACCIDENTALL GOT STUCK INTO PT'S SCALP>> FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING AND HIT HEAD ON ROCK. DX: SCALP LACS .5 CM X2.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT ACCIDENTLY PUNCTURED SCALP WITH FISHING HOOKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PTS DAD STATES CHILD GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HEAD DX F.O.B. IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 18 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: Fishing
CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN FISHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 40 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: Fishing, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
40 YOM WAS FISHING AND STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON GALVANIZED PIPE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
FELL ONTO ROCKS WHILE FISHING INJURING HEAD. DX; HEADACHE, MECHANICAL FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PT HAS 3 PRONG FISHHOOK STUCK IN BACK OF HEAD DX; EMBEDDED FISHHOOK TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
PT STATES SHE WAS PULLING ON FISHING LINE W/WEIGHT ON IT TO GET IT UNST UCK, CAME LOOSE AND HIT HEAD. DX. CONT SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHING, WAS CASTING THE HOOK THAT STRUCK&EMBEDED IN THE BACK OF HEAD >>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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 SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING AND GOT FISH HOOK IN SCALP WHILE CASTING. DX: FISHOOK PUNCTURE TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN SCALP. DX. FOREIGN BODY HEAD/SCALP.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING THIS EVENING AND HOOKED A RATHER LARGE SHARK PULLED FORWARD SLAMMING HEAD INTO THE SIDE OF THE BOAT CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
FELL WHILE FISHING HITTING HEAD AGAINST THR ROCKS, NO LOC >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 19 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
WAS FISHING WITH COUSING WHEN COUSIN WAS CASTING AND HOOK GOT CAUGHT IN BACK OF PT'S HEAD DX- F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING AND FISHING LINE HIT PT ON THE HEAD. D : LACERATION SCA LP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
PT WAS HIT IN L TEMPLE AREA W/DEEP SEA FISHING WEIGHT WEDS. DX. HEAD C ONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 30 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 IN HEAD DX; FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 24 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 WITH A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 FISHING WITH SIBLING WHEN FISH HOOK GOT STUCK IN PTS SCALP. D: FISHHOOK REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 7 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
7 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO SCALP HIT IN HEAD WITH FISHING ROD HOOK STUCK IN HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAS FISHHOOK IN TOP OFHEAD. DX. FISHHOOK IN HEAD, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing, Insect induced injuries
HAD BEEN FISHING AND RECEVIED A RED RAISED BUMP TO BACK OF HEAD. INSECT BITE TO HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing, Clothing accessories
PT PRSENTED TO ED WITH FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN SCALP. PT WAS WEARING A HA T AT THE TIME. DX. FB SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 11 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 IN SCALP WHIE FISHING AT THE LAKE DX FOREIGN BODY SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 13 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 WAS FISHING. PRESENTED TO ED WITH FISH HOOK EMBEDDED INTO TEMPORAL A REA OF HEAD. DX. FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing, Clothing accessories
PT HAS FISHHOOK STUCK IN BACK OF SCALP THROUGH BALL CAP. DX. FB BACK O F SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 19 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
19YOM WAS FISHING WHEN CASTING ROD,FISH HOOK WENT INTO BACK OF HEAD; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL,HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing, Umbrellas
WHILE FISHING, THE WIND SWEPT UP A METAL UMBRELLA POLE WHICH HIT PTS HE AD, CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 29 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 FISHING GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN HEAD DX// FISH HOOK SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
FELL OUT OF BOAT WHILE FISHING/HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 8 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
FISHING CAUGHT FISH HOOK IN SCALP WHILE CASTING OUT DX FISH HOOK IN SCALP TREBLE HOOK REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 28 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
FISHING LURE HOOK EMBEDDED IN SCALP FOREIGN BODY HEAD #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 5 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
GOT FISH HOOK IN SCALP FB REMOVAL SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 8 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 FISHING WHEN HE WAS HIT BY FISHING LINE AND SUSTAINED A FISH HOO K IN HIS SCALP. DX. FB HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 8 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, Insect induced injuries
PATIENT WENT FISHING TODAY, MOM FOUND TICK ON HEAD, OR AT HOME PLAYING, CAME INSIDE AND MOM NOTICED TICK IN HAIR; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
SEVERE HEADACHE WHILE FISHING SINUSITIS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK STUCK IN RT SIDE OF HEAD DX FOREIGN BODY SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 13 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 AT UNSTATED LOCALE GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HEAD/ DX FB HEAD (FISH HOOK)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 9 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PTS STATES GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HEAD DX F.O.B IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
SCALP LAC-GOT ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A FRIEND'S FISHING POLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PATIENT WAS FISHING AND FISHOOK STUCK IN NECK AND SCALP. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING ON THE DOCK AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A SKIN TEAR TO LEG AN D A SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PT WENT FISHING TODAY , GOT SUNBURNED AND THEN GOT REALLY HOT AND DIZZY DIZZINESS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT PRESENTS W/ 1/4 INCH LAC TO L SIDE OF HEAD, WAS PLAYING W/FISHING RO D. DX. LAC L SIDE OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAS SMALL FISH HOOK IN LT POSTERIOR SCALP FOREIGN BODY FISHHOOK SCALP REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 FISHING IN THE DARK AND STRUCK SELF IN THE HEAD WITH THE HOOK FB SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK TO SCALP, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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