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Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 603
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Date: 10/29/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT C/O HEADACHE, NO T FEELING WELL, PT LIFTING HEAVY BOXES AND PACKING DX: HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/25/2005Age: 94 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
PT HAD A TRIP AND FALL STRIKING HEAD ON SOME BOXES SUSTAINED A CLOSED H EAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2005Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT WAS CARRYING AN UNSPECIFIED BOX AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING HEAD LACER ATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
80 YOF TRIPPED OVER BOX ON FLOOR CAUSING CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2005Age: 54 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: Containers, Floor lamps or table lamps
PT CARRYING A BOX W/ A LAMP IN IT, PT FELL ON FACE STRIKING LAMP, BREAK ING GLOBE DX: CHI, NASAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Containers
WALKING DOWN STREET WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK ON HEAD BY A FALLING CRATE RESU LTING IN A SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Containers, Doors
PT CARRYING PACKAGES TRIED TO PUSH OPEN DOOR & SOMEONE INSIDE OPENED IT DX: SCALP CONT/ABR/HEMATOMA, R ELBOW CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A BOX AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SC ALP
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/27/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers, Chairs
CHI. PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF A WOODEN CHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
68 YOF TRIPPED OVER A BOX WHILE IN HER GAREN LAST NIGHT, CAUSING CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHI - 68 YOF WAS STRUCK ON HER HEAD BY A BOX THAT WAS BEING TAKEN OFF A SHELF AT A GROCERY STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
73 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF BOX AT HOME LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
A CASE OF MUSTARD BOTTLES FELL ON HIM IN A STORE MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2005Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVER A BOX IN HER APARTMENT. DX- NASAL CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
HEAD INJURY.PT HIT HEAD ON A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2005Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVER BOX AT HOME. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY, NASAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
FELL -HIT HEAD ON A BOX MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVER A BOX / FELL DX: HEAD CONCUSSION / R HAND & R KNEE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
TRIP OVER BOX CONTUSION HEAD / HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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