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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
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Date: 09/18/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT WAS CLEANING HIS FATHERS BOAT AT HOME WITH A HOSE WHEN THE HOSE KICK ED BACK STRUCK PT IN THE HEAD WITH THE PLASTIC NOZZLE LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THE METAL END OF A HOSE CAUSING A LAC ERATION TO HIS SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/HOSE BY 2 Y/O. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT. FELL & HIT HEAD ON SPRINKLER HEAD- CUT ON HEAD, NO LOC DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
SIB WAS SWINGING HOSE AT HOME AND HIT PT IN HEAD; HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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