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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,798
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Date: 12/29/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PT STATES HAMMER FELL ON HEAD, DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC HEAD W/ HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT DX HEADACHE - S/P HEAD TRAUMA 2 WEEKS AGO,HIT W/A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
SOMEONE DROPPED HAMMER OFF ROOF AND HAMMER HIT PT IN HEAD. DX CONCUSSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT PLAYING AT HOME WHEN A HAMMER FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A HAMMER WHILE PULLING OFF SIDING. DX: CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUS HEAD, PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK ON HEAD WITH HAMMER BY BABYSITTER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CHI;SCALP ABRAS/16YOM AT HOME WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH HAMMER WHILE PLA YING AROUND WITH SISTER. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
PT STATES HAMMER FELL ONTO HEAD AND LOC-POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PT A HOME HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DROPPED FROM 8 FEET DX// HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
21 Y/O ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF ON THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX-CHI, CONTUSION, LAC HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2008Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD W/HAMMER BY TWIN BROTHER/ CONTUSION SCALP, HEMATOMA RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT AT HOME USING A HAMMER TO PRY A BOARD INJ HEAD/ DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
REMODELING HOME KNOCKING OUT SHELVING IN BATHROOM W SLEDGE HAMMER WHN END OF HAMMER CAME OFF LANDING ON TOP OF HEAD SUST LAC D SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Futons
WAS BREAKING APART A WOOD FOUTON, WITH A CLAW HAMMER, & HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH THE CLAW PART, CUT TO HEAD. DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT GRAZED ON TOP OF HEAD WITH CLAW SIDE OF HAMMER; SUPERFICIAL SCA LP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT SELFWITH HAMMER-LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
SLEDGE HAMMER FELL ON HEAD DX: HEAD INJ. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT HEAD WHILE HANDLING A HAMMER; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
25 YO HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
5YFC SWINGING CLAW HAMMER AND HIT HERSELF IN HEAD/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX: SCALP LAC WHEN HAMMER TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN WAS HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT IN THE HEAD BY A HAMMER. SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK SELF ON TOP OF HEAD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER DX DEEP LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SCALP LAC-BROTHER ACCIDENTLY THREW A HAMMER @ PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Plants, trees and shrubs
BROTHER UP IN TREE HAMMERING AND HAMMER FELL ONTO HEAD LACERATION HEAD #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Ladders
PT DX HEMATOMA OF HEAD - S/P PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD W/A HAMMER THAT FELL OFF LADDER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT C/O HIT WITH HAMMER. DX CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCALP LAC, 6 YOM, WAS HAMMERING A NAIL, WHEN RAIDED THE HAMMER OVER HEA D, HE HIT HEAD W/ CLAW PART OF HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT GOT HIT IN THE BACK OF HEAD WITH A HAMMER BY BROTHER, NOT KNOCKED OUT DX: LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD ( SUPERFICIAL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN PLAYING WITH BROTHER & WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT ON HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX; LAC.SCALP 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING A HAMMER AND WAS HIT IN HEAD, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC HEAD W/ HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WITH LAC TO HEAD, HAMMER FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD W/SLEDGEHAMMER BY 4YO NEPHEW DX; BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH HAMMER/CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/02/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HAMMER HEAD FLEW OFF AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD WHILE AT TRADE SCHOOL HE AD CONTUSION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DX: ADMIT WITH A SKULL FX AND SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/28/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT WITH HAMMER;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT IN THE HEAD W/ A HAMMER BY SISTER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD W/SLEDGEHAMMER, SEPARATED FROM HANDLE DX; SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF ON FOREHEAD W/HAMMER WHILE IN VOCATIONAL PROGRAM AT SCHOOL CAUSED CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
57 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CLOSED HEAD INJURY - ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
BROTHER HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX SCARLYE WARNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT ON HEAD WITH HAMMER CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
30 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER & HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH CLAW END OF HAMMER. DX; SCALP LAC.2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
DIRECT BLOW BY HAMMER TO HEAD, DX; HEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER FROM 2 YO, 2 KNOTS, ONE ABOVE TEMPAL AND ONE TOP OF HEAD, ACTING APPROP
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/05/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT IN THE HEAD AND MOUTH WITH A HAMMER. DX LACERATION SCALP/FACIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2008Age: 33 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: Hammers
REPORST A HAMMER FELL HITTING HEAD 10DAYS AGO, COMPLAIN OF PERSISTENT H EADACHI SINCE >> CHI/HA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
29 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER LAST WEEK LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SCALP LACERATION. HIT ON THE HEAD W A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
HIT IN HEAD W/HAMMER ACCIDENTLY AT HOME WHILE DAD WORKING WITH SHEET RO CK, LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HAMMER IN THE HEAD BY HIS FRIEND. D: CHI , FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT INJURED HEAD WITH A SPLITTING MAUL. DX: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
CHI-NO LOC-OLDER BROTHER DROPPED CLAW HAMMER ON PT'S HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER THAT FELL OFF SHELF-HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HEAD WITH HAMMER CLAW AND LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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