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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 605
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 82 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: Scales |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER FALLING OFF SCALE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scales, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL OFF SCALE, HIT HEAD ON BED, DX; FX HIP, BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Scales |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE BEING WEIGHED FELL BACKWARD SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales |
| PT WITH HEAD LAC, WAS TRYING TO GET ON HER SCALE AND SLIPPED AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Scales |
| CONC. PT SLIPPED OFF SCALE AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales, Medical equipment, general |
| 72 YO F ABRASION TO HEAD PT TRIPPED OVER SCALE ON NURSING UNIT HIT HEAD ON MED CART* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales, Tables |
| CONTUSION HEAD WHEN STEPPED BACKWARD OFF SCALE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD O N A COFFEE TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 85 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: Scales |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER ON A SCALE AND FELL HITTING HEAD DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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: Scales, Illegal drugs |
| AT HOSPITAL ON SCALE,PT FAINTED,FELL,HIT HEAD,C/O HEAD PAIN,BLURRY VISION, +COCAINE,+AMPHETAMINES, DX MILD HEAD INJURY & UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales |
| TRIPPED OVER SCALE/SCALP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales |
| PT AT NH, WALKS HUNCHED OVER, LOST BALANCE AND STRUCK FH ONTO SCALE. D X. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON BATHROOOM SCALE SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 85 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: Concussion |
| Product: Scales |
| PT STANDING ON SCALE IN CANCER CENTER WHEN HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE. HIT HE AD. AMNESTIC TO FALLING. D:CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 81 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: Scales, Wheelchairs |
| SLIPPED OFF A SCALE WHILE ON WHEELCHAIR @ ECF, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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