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Accidents - Rope or string - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 304
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Date: 12/26/2003Age: 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: Rope or string
PT FELL 4 FEET OFF A ROPE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON PACKED DIRT. DX MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY, ABRAS'.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
38 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WHEN ROPE FELL ON HIM ONE MONTH AGO HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Rope or string
WAS HOLDING A ROPE TO A TREE. TREE RELEASED, PT. CATAPULTED 20 TO 30 FEET INTO A COVERED SWIMMING POOL DX: HEAD CONCUSSION / WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/11/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string, Swings or swing sets
CHI,LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS SWINGING ON A ROPE SWING AND FELL AND HIT HEAD AND INJURE BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Poles
SCALP LAC-SWINGING ON A ROPE-HIT A WOODEN POST-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
HEAD LAC& BACK ABR, LAC. SWINGING ON A ROPE AT RIVER, FELL & HIT BANK, ROCKS, WATER. DX; LAC'S, ABR'S BACK, SCALP/ NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Rope or string
PT FELL OFF ROPE SWING HITTING HEAD AGAINST TREE AND ARM AGAINST CHEST. D:CONCUSSION, DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS RUNNING AND RAN INTO A ROPE - FELL BACK AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON GROUND. D: LACERATION SCALP / CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
STATES HE HIT THE TREE WHILE SWINGING FROM A ROPE DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string
11 YO M WAS SWINGING ON A ROPE, FELL HIT HEAD ON TREE. DX CLOSED HEAD I NJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS HANGING ON A ROPE IN SCHOOL AND FELL OFF - BACK OF HEAD WAS BLEE DING. D: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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