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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 693
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 13YOM WAS TAKING THE DIRTY SHEETS TO THE LAUNDRY ROOM,TRIPPED ON A SHEET STUMBLED AND FELL INJURED HEAD;SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Stools |
| 8YOM STUFFED HIMSELF INTO A PILLOWCASE AND WAS SITTING ON A 2FT HIGH ST OOL. HE FELL OFF STOOL AND SUSTAINED A HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI: FRONTAL HEMATOMA; 70YOF TRIPPED OVER SHEET HANGING OFF BED, STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF DRESSER, HEADACHE, HEMATOMA ABOVE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Ceilings and walls |
| 3YOBM PT HAD A SHEET ON HIS HEAD NAD HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WALL. DX. HEAD INJURY. PT ELOPED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 81YOF TRIPPED OVER SHEETS AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 76 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: Sheets or pillowcases, Ceilings and walls |
| 76YOF TRYING TO TUCK HER SHEETS IN UNDER THE BED MATTRESS AND LOST BALA NCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE WALL LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 67 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: Sheets or pillowcases, Tables |
| HEAD CT-67YOF GETTING IN BED GOT FEET TANGLED IN THE SHEETS, FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A NIGHTSTAND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 88 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: Sheets or pillowcases, Rope or string |
| 88YOM AT HOME HANGING SHEETS ON A CLOTHES LINE AND THE WIND WHIPPED SHE ETS AROUND HEAD AND PT FELL TO THE GROUND CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Ceilings and walls |
| 69YOF LACERATION TO SCALP HEAD INJURY TRIPPED ON SHEET IN BEDROOM AT HO ME FELL HITTING HEAD ON THE WALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| 70YOF GOT TANGLED IN SHEETS AND FELL OUT OF BED CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Stairs or steps |
| 85YOM TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE WRAPPED A SHEET AROUND IT,TAKING IT DOWN STEPS,SLIPPED FELL INJURED HEAD AND LT ELBOW;ELBOW LAC,CLOSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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