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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 207
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Baby walkers or jumpers |
| IN WALKER AND RAN INTO FIREPLACE SCREEN FELL ON PT HEAD. DX CLOSED HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT FELT DIZZY AND FELL ONTO FIREPLACE SCREEN C/O LARGE LAC ON FOREHEAD. DX: SYNCOPAL EPISODE,CHI,HEAD LACERATION,ACUTE BLOOD LOSS. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT CHILD PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN DOWN ON TOP OF HIM AND INJURED HEAD AT HOME TODAY DX/ HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON BRASS KEY TO GAS FIREPLACE COMING OUT OF F LOOR; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON A POKER IRON NEAR FIREPLACE. DX LACERAT ION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON A FIRE SCREEN, SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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