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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,303
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
LACERATION SCALP - 91 YOF TRIPPED GOING TO THE PHONE AND HIT THE WALL S USTAINING A LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 75 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PT C/O FELL ON HIS HEAD THIS AM AT HOME AFTTER SLIPPING WHILE RUSHING FOR THE PHONE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
HEAD CONTUSION-WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE AND PASSED OUT. STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
"HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A CELL PHONE" N/S IF INTENTIONAL DX: HEAD CONCUSSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 39 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
CONT SCALP; RIGHT BUTTOCK CONT. PT WAS TALKING ON CELL PHONE AND TRIPPE D. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
FELL OVER PHONE CORD AND STRUCK JAW;HEADACHE NOW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
56 YO MALE WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH PHONE LACERATION HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 3 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: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS HITTING HIS HEAD.WITH THE TELEPHONE BOX. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
17 YO MALE HIT TREE WHILE REACHING FOR CELL PHONE CONCUSSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
HIT WITH TELEPHONE ON HEAD. DX-1 CM SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, R WRIST FX, SOFT TISSUE INJURY L FOREARM. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
PT PULLED ON PHONE RECEIVER, IT FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD, PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON LINOLEUM; PUNCTURE WOUND BACK OF HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
PT WAS ON TELEPHONE AND FELL BACK INTO *** WINDOW AT TREATMENT CENTER. DX: CONCUSSION, 11 CM SCALP LAC. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PULLED BASE OF TELEPHONE DOWN ONTO TOP OF HEAD; HEAD CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PATIENTS MOTHER DROPPED CELL PHONE ON HEAD. DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PATIENT PULLED PHONE ONTO HEAD; SCALP HEMATOMA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
CHI WHEN HIT WITH TELEPHONE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
A PHONE FELL ON HER HEAD IN E.R. WAITING ROOM AND LAC SCALP |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Eyeglasses |
LIGHTNING CAME THRU THE PHONE AND KNOCKED PATIENT'S GLASSES OFF AND PHONE FROM HIS HAND. DX-CONTUSION LEFT SIDE OF HEAD, S/P INDIRECT LIGHT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 44 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PT ON PHONE WHEN HE FELL. +ETOH. 2 DAYS EARLIER, FELL WALKING HOME FRO M STORE. GOT SCUFFED UP BUT WENT HOME. D:TEMPORAL LOBE CONTUSION. ADMIT |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 06/04/2003 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PT TRIPPED OVER A PHONE CORD AT HOME STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 81 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
WAS TALKING ON PHONE AND FELL AND LAC HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 80 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
80 YO FEMALE BECAME UNSTEADY WHILE ON PHONE AND FELL TO FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
LACERATION HEAD - 86 YOM FELL IN DAUGHTER'S KITCHEN AS HE WAS BENDING O VER TRYING TO GO UNDER A PHONE CORD, HIT TOP OF HEAD AT HAIRLINE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
FELL AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD, COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LEFT RIBS BOTH HIPS, RIGHT KNEE, RIGHT ANKLE. DX CONT SCALP, MULTIPLE CONTS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
34 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH PHONE CONTUSION HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD, HIT HEAD ON WALL. -LOC. LANDED ON KNEES, BILAT PALMS. DX; SCALP CONT/ KNEE CONT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Batteries |
3 YRO SISTER THREW CELL PHONE AT MOM WITH PT SLEEPING ON LAP, BATTERY C HARGER FELL OFF PHONE HITTING PT ON HEAD; HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
6 Y/O M C/O HEAD INJURY. PT GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH PHONE(INTENT NOT S TATED)DX CONT TO HEAD. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PT WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER & PHONE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIM IN THE HEAD HEAD LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 11 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PT DX MILD HEAD TRAUMA - S/P HIT W/TELEPHONE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 5 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
HIT IN HEAD WITH A PHONE, ANOTHER CHILD WAS SWINGING THE PHONE AROUND BY THE CORD DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
IN DARK - TRIP OVER WHITE DOG ON WHITE CARPET ON WAY TO ANSWER PHONE 4 CM SCALP LAC FX FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
85 YO FEMALE WAS ON PHONE AND FELL TO FLOOR - TIA CONTUSION HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 1 months | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
MOM WAS TALKING ON PHONE, DROPPED PT ON FOREHEAD, HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 15 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PT STATES HE WAS RUNNUNG TO ANSWER THE PHONE DX SCALP ABRAISON |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
PT'S 2 YEAR OLD COUSIN THREW A PHONE & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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