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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 400
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| PT CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| HEAD LAC-SLID DOWN STEPS IN A LAUNDRY BASKET-W/ PILLOWS FOR SAFETY PER PT-HIT A WALL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 87 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: Laundry baskets, Blankets |
| LAUNDRY BASKET FULL OF BLANKETS FELL ON HEAD 6 DAYS AGO, STILL WITH HEA DACHE. DX. HEAD INJURY, HEADACHE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing |
| PT WAS WALKING CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET FULL OF LAUNDRY AND FELL BACKW ARDS STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Tables |
| FELL FROM LAUNDRY CART, IN LAUNDRY ROOM, AT HOME, & STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF A TABLE- NO LOC. DX: HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 26 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: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| CHI BACK PAIN: FELL DOWN STEPS CARRYING CLOTHES BASKET, DOG WAS IN WAY HIT HEAD ON METAL POLE, STEPS WOOD WITH CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 80 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: Laundry baskets |
| PT FELL OVER CLOTHES BASSKET-CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 71 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: Laundry baskets |
| DX CHI/GROUND LEVEL FALL: WAS WALKING WITH A LAUNDRY BAKSET AND TRIPPED OVER SOMETHING; FELL ONTO BOTH KNEES AND THEN HIT HEAD. NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 2 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: Laundry baskets, Tables |
| CHI-NO LOC-SITTING ON LAUNDRY BASKET-FELL-HIT COFFEE TABLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES BASKET, CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| FELL OFF LAUNDRY BASKET;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH SISTER IN LAUNDRY BASKET, TRYING TO PULL HER OVER HITTING HEAD ON WALL; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 36 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A CLOTHES BASKET SEIZURE ACT IVITY CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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