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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 989
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS WATCHING FOOTBALL GAME,JUMPED UP AND HIT LT SIDE OF HEAD ON META L BROOM HANDLE THAT HAD NO PLASTIC COVER ON END. LAC TO LT SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH LARGE CHIMNEY BRUSH AT HOME, DX; CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, HIT WITH BROOM BY BROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2006 | Age: 5 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD W/BROOM BY SISTER, CHI, VOMITING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| CUT SCALP, HIT WITH BROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT FELL OFF STOOL WHILE CLEANING FAN & HIT CUPBOARD. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT'S SISTER WAS SWINGING A BROOM & ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT IN BACK OF HEAD` DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| STATES WENT OUTSIDE TO THROW BROOM IN TRASH, LOST BALANCE, FELL & HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 40 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: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED IN KITCHEN WHILE MOPPING AND LANDED ON FLOOR HITTING BUTTOCK AND HEAD. D:CHI, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Lighting equipment |
| LAC TO TOP OF HEAD, HIT LIGHT FIXTURE W/BROOM AND IT BROKE DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| SCALP LAC-HIT W/A BROOM THAT COUSIN WAS SWINGING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT ON HEAD WITH METAL BROOM STICK BY SIBLING AT HOME, INITIALLY DAZED, DROWSY; MILD HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS SWEEPING HIS GARAGE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH "BRIEF" LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - S/P ARGUMENT W/MOTHER,PT PICKED UP A BROOM AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 5 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HIT WITH A BROOM HANDLE CAUSING LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT WITH BROOM BY 2 YR OLD SIBLINGSCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH BROOM CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 5 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 5 YO INJURED HEAD ON BROKEN BROOM HANDLE LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH A BROOM BY BROTHER WHILE PLAYING SUSTAIN- ING A SCALP LACERATION & CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT SLIPPED ON A BROOMSTICK & HIT HER HEAD AGAINST THE PAVEMENT WITH NO LOC. DX - HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 6 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: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE HIT IN FACE WITH A BROOM DX 1CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| LACERATION HEAD - 3 YOM HIT ON HEAD BY A BROOM STICK SUSTAINING A LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 38 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: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR WHILE MOPPING, FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN HEAD WITH A BROOM HANDLE PT LEFT WITHOUT SEEING A PHYSICIAN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE SWEEPING OUTSIDEDX: HEAD CONTUSION , SCALP LA C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT IN HEAD W/MOP, LACERATION SIDE OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT HIT TOP OF HEAD WITH A BROOM, WHILE PLAYING DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| CHI - 28 YOM HIT BACK OF HEAD BY BROOM HANDLE THREE DAYS AGO, C/O HEAD ACHE AND FEELING LIGHTHEADED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP FROM BROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 34 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 34 YO - DX: CHT WITHOUT LOC - HIT ON TOP OF HEAD WITH A METAL BROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 79 YO HIT IN HEAD W/BROOM HANDLE CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 50 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: Manual cleaning equipment, Workshop furnishings |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE BUMPED INTO A RACK AND A BROOM FELL OFF AND HIT HER CAUSING A LACERATION TO HER SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 12 months | 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PLAYING SWORD FIGHT W/ BROTHER AND ACCIDENTLY WAS HIT W/ PLASTIC SQUEEG EE. DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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