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Accidents - Drills - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 416
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Date: 12/10/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills, Other portable or stationary power tools
LAC TO HEAD, DAD STATES HE WAS DRILLING WITH PT WHEN VIBRATION FROM DRI LL KNOCKED THE HAMMER OFF OF THE WALL, STRIKING PT ON HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills, Ladders
DRILL GUN FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. DX LACERATION VERTEX OF HEAD, SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drills
PT STATES LAID DRILL DOWN AND IT FELL AND HIT HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills
PT RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATION TO SCALP WHEN UNDER HOUSE WORKING WITH A SIDE GRINDER DRILL AND IT KICKED CUTTING HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills, Ladders
DRILL FELL OFF LADDER ONTO HEAD AT HOME. DX; LACERATION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills
PATIENT GOT INTO FIGHT WITH FRIEND WHO HIT HIM ON HEAD WITH A DRILL; SC ALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Drills, Ladders
38 YOF FELL OFF A LADDER HITTING HEAD ON A DRILL SUSTAINING A CONCUSSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drills
HEAD INJURY FROM DRILL FALLING ON HEAD. DX-HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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