Accidents - Hammers - Year 2003 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,459
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	189
6-15 years old:	752
16-25 years old:	288
26-50 years old:	918
50+ years old:	311

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 32 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: Hammers
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: USING SLEDGEHAMMER, IT FLEW OFF HUB AND HIT PT'S HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CUT SCALP WHEN SIB HIT HER WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC SCALP; SISTER DROPPED HAMMER ON HER HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 35 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: Hammers
A HAMMER FELL ON PT. HEAD AT HOME. DX..SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT HEAD WITH CLAW OF HAMMER WHILE SWINGING IT HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT C/O WAS HIT IN THE HEAD W/A HAMMER IN SCHOOL TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 37 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: Hammers
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HAMMER FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
49 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
STRUCK TOP OF HEAD WITH HAMMER. DX- 1.5 CM LACERATION HEAD, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC TO BACK OF HEAD, HIT W/SLEDGE HAMMER, FLEW OUT OF FRIEND'S HAND DX: 3 CM LAC, SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH HAMMER DX. CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 6 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: Hammers
PT. HIT SELF IN HEAD WHILE PLAYING WITH CLAW HAMMER DX: LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER THROWN BY A 2 YR. OLD BROTHER DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
HAMMER DROPPED ON HEAD THIS AM. HEAD INJURY & SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE FACE WITH A HAMMER. DX HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 57 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: Hammers
STATES A HAMMER FELL AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH HAMMER AT HOME, INTENT NOT STATED; CONCUSSION, FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
MOTHER STATES BROTHER HAD HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY HIT CHILD IN R SIDE OF HE AD W/HAMMER. DX. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT SELF ON HEAD WITH HAMMER TRYING TO TAKE A NAIL OUT HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
21 YO MALE WAS HIT WITH HAMMER ON HEAD CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 26 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: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SUPERFICIAL HEAD LAC - HAMMER BOUNCED OFF CABINET AND HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER; HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
CUT HEAD ON HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	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: Hammers
LAC SCALP; HIT SELF WITH CLAW HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CHI WHEN RAN INTO MOM HOLDING HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DROPPED HAMMER ON HEAD, ?LOC, DIZZINESS DX: CONTUION SCALP, POSSIBLE CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT HEAD WITH A HAMMER DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
" A HAMMER FELL FROM A LADDER I MOVED " DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 28 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: Hammers, Ladders
28 YOM HAD HAMMER FALL FROM LADDER HIT ON HEAD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 26 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: Hammers
PT-WAS SWINGING A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD DX-SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HAMMER FELL OFF SHELF DX. HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 8 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: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HAMMER FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT IN HEAD. DX: SMALL LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: STRUCK IN HEAD WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 20 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: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HEAD FROM A FLYING HAMMER HEAD AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A HAMMER AT THE FAIR. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 5 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: Hammers
SCALP LAC;MINOR HEAD INJ/5YOM AT HOME, OUTSIDE WITH BROTHER WHEN BROTHE R STRUCK PT IN HEAD WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
30 YO M SLEDGE HAMMER FLEW OFF HANDLE, HIT IN HEAD. DX R SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT ON HEAD WITH HAMMER THAT FELL FROM ABOVE HIM/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
24 Y/O M C/O BEING HIT WITH HAMMER. PT WAS HIT WITH A HAMMER IN THE BA CK OF THE HEAD(INTENT NOT STATED).DX CONT TO HEAD AND SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER TO HEAD, FX SKULL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT WITH HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY BY SIBLING DX. SCALP CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
10 YOM SEEN W/ SCALP LAC AND HEAD CONTUSION. PLAYING SWING A HAMMER AND STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH CLAW HAMMER SCALP LAC CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAMMER FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC TO SIDE OF HEAD. -LOC. HIT IN HEAD W/ HAMMER. DX; LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 15 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: Hammers
HIT W/ HAMMER ACCIDENTELY ON HEAD. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT ON TOP OF HEAD WITH MALL HAMMER. DX: SCALP LACERATION & CONTUSION TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	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: Hammers
PT FELL IN WET GRASS AND FELL ONTO A HAMMER. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PT AT HIS UNCLES HOUSE USING A HAMMER WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH THE CLAW OF THE HAMMER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
52 Y.O. W SCALP LAC. PT WAS DOING SOME WORK & HAD A HAMMER ON A LADDER & MOVED THE LADDER & THE HAMMER FELL ON HIM. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 9 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: Hammers
LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD - WA S HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER AT HOME - INTENT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT C/O PAIN TO RT MASTOID AREA AFTER HIT BY A HAMMER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
47 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT'S HUSBAND WAS DOING SOME GARAGE WORK & THE H AMMER SLIPPED & STRUCK PT IN THE HEAD @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAMMERING - HIT HEAD WITH CLAW ON RECOIL SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 36 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: Hammers
36 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 4 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: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HAMMER FELL FROM SHELF AND HIT PT. DX: SCALP LAC .8CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers, Ladders
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A LADDER, HAD LEFT A HAMMER ON TOP OF IT, HAMMER FELL ON TOP OF PATIENT'S HEAD. DX-CONCUSSION, LACERATION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HAMMER FELL ON HEAD DX. HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 36 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: Hammers
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
USING CLAW HAMMER TO HAMMER OVERHEAD, STRUCK HEAD LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
HEADACHE.PT HAD A HAMMER FALL AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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