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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 60
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Day wear |
| PT W/EXTERNALIZED SHUNT X3 WKS, MOM NOTED SHUNT DETACHED FROM STOMACH A ND SHIRT WAS WET WHEN CHECKED ON PT; VP SHUNT MALFUNCTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 13 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| H/O VP SHUNT, PT FELL ON FLOOR & HIT HEAD, NOW W/BLURRED VISION & HEADA CHE, SIDE OF NECK WHERE SHUNT IS FEELS TIGHT & SORE; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| SHUNT PT FELL OFF BED LAST NIGHT, LANDED ON FACE, NOSE SWELLING, FEVER, TROUBLE BREATHING; HEAD TRAUMA, FOREHEAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PATIENT WITH VP SHUNT PLACEMENT PASSED OUT WHILE BRUSHING HER TEETH, 2 OTHER SYNCOPAL EPISODES W/CHEST PAIN, HEADACHE AT SCHOOL; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Radiators |
| H/O BATTENS DISEASE, FELL OUT OF HOSPITAL BED ONTO CARPETED SURFACE AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON RADIATOR, NO LOC; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| H/O IDDM/INSULIN PUMP,DAD HEARD CRASH/FOUND PT ON BASEMENT FLOOR AT STA IRS CONFUSED,BS 40;POSS HYPOGLYCEMIA CAUSED FALL LEADING TO CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps |
| H/O CP, HYDROCEPHALUS W/CSF SHUNT PLACEMENT 1 MONTH AGO, WORSE HEADACHE S, CHEST, BACK PAIN SINCE PLACEMENT, FELL UP STAIRS WHEN DIZZY; HEADACH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Sports and recreational activity |
| SHUNT PATIENT IN *** YESTERDAY, HAD PALPITATIONS, HEADACHE VOMITING, TI RED; POSSIBLE SHUNT DYSFUNCTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT. W/ MILD DANDY WALKER SYN. VPS LAST REV. 3 WKS. AGO. PLAYED SPORTS YEST., USUALLY SXMS WORSE AFTER SPORTS. HAS H/A, EMESIS. DX.: VPS COMPL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL ONTO BED 2N AGO ONTO VP SHUNT SITE,NOW C/O HEADACHE AND VOMITING , HA STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FALL ON HEAD, NO LOC; HEADACHE S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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