Accidents - Televisions - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,335
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Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED TELEVISION OFF SHELF AT HOME, IT STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD AREA. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
CUT HEAD ON CORNER OF TV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 10 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: Televisions
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY TV THAT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
BROTHER PUSHED TV INTO BACK OF PTS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions, Television tables or stands
PT WITH TV FALLING OFF TV STAND HITTING PT IN HEAD C/O HA, HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Televisions
HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND HIT HEAD ON TELEVSION DX: CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions, Football
PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL INSIDE THE HOUSE AND WAS TACKLED BY BROTHER - P T HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF TV. D: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
CHI WHEN 25" TV FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions, Floors or flooring materials
5 YEAR OLD SIBLING PUSHED TV OFF THE DRESSER AND IT HIT PT WHO WAS LYIN G ON THE FLOOR - HIT PT ON HEAD. D; LACERATION SCALP / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Televisions
25 INCH TV FELL FROM CABINET ONTO PT'S HEAD AT SCHOOL TODAY HEMATOMA TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS CHANGING CHANNEL ON TV AT RESTAURANT WHEN SHELF COLLAPSED AND TV FELL ON HER. DX: ACUTE BLUNT ABD/HEAD TRAUMA, CLOSED HEAD INJ, ABR/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 7 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: Televisions
PT DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY - S/P TELEVISON FELL ON HIS HEAD APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CONTUSION HEAD, VIA EMS, PT STRUCK WITH A TV ANTENNA BY A SIBLING AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
CHI WHEN 13" TV FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 7 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: Televisions
PT C/O HAVING A 19 INCH TV FALLING ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY KICKED 19 INCH TV ON SIDE, FELL AND HIT PT IN BACK OF HEAD, NO LOC. DX: LACERATION TO HEAD AND HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
PT HAD A TELEVISION SET FALL ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	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: Televisions, Television tables or stands
PT HAD TELEVISION FALL OFF OF TV STAND, HITTING PT IN HEAD, CONTUSION S CALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Televisions
# 8 YOM HAD TV FALL ON SIDE OF HEAD DX HEMATOMA HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
HEAD LAC, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING TV AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON FACE; HEAD INJ; FACIAL TRAMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TV FELL OFF OF DRESSER HITTING PT IN HEAD CAUSING LAC. %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN TV STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions, Tables
TV OFF TABLE ONTO HEADCONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 7 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: Televisions
CHI ADMIT AFTER TELEVISION FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON TV IN EXAM ROOM AT HOSPITAL; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TV FELL OFF DRESSER HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME, HEADACHE; HEAD CON TUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON HEADDX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 6 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: Televisions
HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION TRYING TO GET SOMETHING. NONWORK. HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 9 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: Televisions
TELEVISION FELL ON HEAD DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 9 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: Televisions
CHI,LEFT FOOT LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A TELEVISION THEN TELE VISION FELL AND HIT PT IN THE FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Televisions
PULLED TV OVER ON HIMSELF/CONTUSION HEMATOMA HEAD,FACE AND NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN HIT CORNER OF T.V. SET. DX; LAC.SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
19" TV FELL ON PT, HIT BACK OF HEAD - PT WANTS TO SLEEP NOW. D: CONTU SION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
TV FELL OVER ON PATIENT'S HEAD; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
TELEVISION FELL ON PT'S HEAD DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
CUT HEAD ON TV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON HEAD AT HOME. DX. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
19" TV FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	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: Televisions
TV FELL ON HEAD;CONTUSION, HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 6 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: Televisions
TV FELL ONTO HEAD CAUSING SERIOUS HEAD TRAUMA;MED FLIGHTED;TEMPORA L BONE FX AND MAJOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 8 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: Televisions
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HER HEAD AFTER A TELEVISION FELL ONTO HE R LAP AND HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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