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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 507
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Footwear |
| TYING SHOE WHEN HE GOT UP AND HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTIGUISHER DX: LACERATI ON TO HEAD NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 7 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: Fire extinguishers |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY TO HEAD FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Refrigerators |
| LACERATION HEAD - 26 YOM WAS CLEANING REFRIGERATOR WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISH ER FELL OFF HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| STANDING UP AT STORE AND STRUCK HEAD ON WALL MOUNTED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX. CONT HEAD, CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 48 YO MALE BUMPED HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 66 Y.O. B FEMALE W/SCALP LAC. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHE R IN HER KITCHEN. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| CUT HEAD WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HEAD LAC, VIA EMS, PT PLAYING & SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOLLACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 13 months | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ONTO HEAD AT HOME (NO FI RE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Containers |
| DX LEFT TEMPORAL CONTUSION: RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER METAL BOX, HIT CORNER WITH HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 44 Y.O. B FEMALE W/SCALP LAC. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHE R @ MENTAL FACILITY. E8881 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 74 YOM STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE BENDING OVER LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CAME UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER/CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT C/O SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL TODAY. (DX ASYMPTOMATIC CHILD) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD ON HE CORNER OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER LEFT SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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