|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT STRUCK ON TOP OF HEAD BY PICK THAT DROPPED FROM HANGING POSITIO N IN CLOSET. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELL IN YARD-HIT HEADON PITCH FORK DX CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS USING A PITCHFORK TO GET UP FROM SITTING POSITION AND IT BR OKE, HE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHI - 61 YOF STEPPED ON A SHOVEL AND THE POLE FLIPPED UP HITTING SIDE O F HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 88 Y/O M C/O LAC TO SCALP - HIT HEAD BY RAKE HANDLE. DX: CONTUSION, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 71 YOM HAD HAYFORK FALL ON HEAD.DX: LACERATION ON SCALP & CONTUSION ONH EAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS GARDENING AT HOME AND HIT HER HEAD ON A SHOVEL HANDLE. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREGEAD HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WORKING IN HIS GARDEN AT HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN T HE HEAD WITH A PICK LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
