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Accidents - Faucets or spigots - Year 2005 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 440
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Date: 10/19/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
FELL AGAINST FAUCET DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT BENT OVER IN SHOWER, STOOD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON SHOWER KNOB AT *** RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
PT HIT HEAD ON FAUCET GETTING OUT OF TUB. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2005Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT TRIPPED LAST PM AND HIT HEAD ON A FAUCET OUTSIDE OF HOME, STILL HAS HEADACHE. DX: CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
CUT TO HEAD HIT ON FAUCET IN TUB DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT WAS BENT OVER UNDER A WATER FAUCET PLAYING. RAISED UP AND HIT HEAD. DX. SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2005Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Faucets or spigots
SKULL FRACTURE, HIT HEAD ON FAUCET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
SCALP LACERATION, HIT ON FAUCET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON FAUCET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP FROM STRIKING A FAUCET IN THE SH OWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
CHILD STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON FAUCET. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SUPERFICIAL LACERATION 0.5CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2005Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
PT HIT HEAD ON SHOWER FAUCET. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
SHOWER HEAD FELL, HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2005Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
33 YO F SLIPPED IN TUB STRUCK HEAD ON FAUCET CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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