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Accidents - Golf carts - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 908
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Date: 12/25/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Golf carts, Alcohol
PT FELL OUT OF A PARKED GOLF CART FALLING ONTO HER BACK C/O LAC TO BACK OF HEAD,SHOULDER/ELBOW/HEAD PAIN+ETOH.DX:CHI,CONCUSSION. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/02/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS DRIVER OF GOLF CART THAT HIT A TRASH CAN. +LOC. HIT HEAD ON CEME NT. C/O HEADACHE. ROAD RASH TO BACK. D:MVA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Golf carts, Alcohol
62YO WHITE FEMALE +ETOH,INTOXICATED DRIVING GOLF CART AT 25MPH,EJECTED FOUND 100FT FROM GOLF CART-?LOC,R KNEE AVULSION-SCALP AVULSION
Disposition: Not recorded


Date: 09/25/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Golf carts
PT WAS RIDING IN A POSITION NORMALLY OCCUPIED BY GOLF CLUBS ON A GOLF C ART AND FLIPPED OUT LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts
85 YOF DRIVING GOLF CART, WENT AROUND A CORNER AND HIT A STATIONARY OBJ ECT, FELL OUT OF CART HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Golf carts
PT FELL WHEN GOLF CART RAN OVER PT AT HOME. DX. SCALP LAC, CONT SCALP, ABRA L FOOT, CONT R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Golf carts
PT @HOSPITAL-GETTING A RIDE FROM PATIENT ASSISTANCE AND HIT HEAD ON GOL F CART ROOF-SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts
PT FELL OFF GOLF CART INTO A CANAL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts, Animal induced injury
PT DRIVING GOLF CART HOME WHEN SWERVED TO MISS COYOTE IN ROAD. HIT EMBA NKMENT. D:CHI, FOREHEAD LACERATION, KNEE STRAIN, RIB CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts
DRIVER OF GOLF CART THAT CRASHED INTO CURB AT 10-20MPH. PT AND PASSENGE R EJECTED. D:INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, LACERATION, ORBITAL FX. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/22/2008Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Golf carts
PT INJURED IN GOLF CART COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CART. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/06/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Golf carts
FELL FROM GOLF CART/HEAD CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts
64 YO MALE FELL OUT OF GOLF CART MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts
GOLF CART TURNED OVER/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2008Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts, Golf
PT PLAYING GOLF AND FELL OUT OF THE GOLF CART AS IT WAS MAKING A SHARP TURN ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Golf carts
PT WAS IN A GOLF CART AND FELL STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Golf carts
PT FELL OFF GOLF CART AT AIRPORT AND HIT HEAD DX// HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2008Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts
PT FELL OUT OF A MOVING GOLF CART LANDING ONTO HEAD SSTAINED A CLOSED H EAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/13/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts, Motor vehicles or parts
PT DRIVING GOLF CART WHEN AUTO PUSHED HER OFF LANE OF TRAFFIC & CART RO LLED ONTO SIDE. HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. D:CHI, SCALP ABRASION, POSS. FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Golf carts
PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA AND CONTUSION TO SCALP WHEN SON BUMPED HER WITH GOLF CART AND SHE FELL ONTO CONCRETE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Golf carts
USING HER GOLF CART HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH THE LEVER. DX HEAD CONTUSIONS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Golf carts
TRAUMA HEAD.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FROM GOLF CART AT PALMAS DEL MAR HOTEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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