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Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 511
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:139
Year 2005:83
Year 2006:71
Year 2007:70
Year 2008:130

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 03/08/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CHI,RT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT WAS TRYING TO START A SNOW BLOWER AND FELL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT AT HOME SLIPPED ON ICE WHLE MOVING SNOWBLOWER FELL STRUCK HEAD CAUSED LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FELL ON ICE WHILE SNOWBLOWING, HIT HEAD AND NECKI/ CONTUSION OCCIPUT, N ECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2007Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
STRUCK HEAD ON PAVEMENT WHILE OPERATING A SNOWBLOWER POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME - PREVIOUS DAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS USING A SNOWBLOWER EARLIER IN DAY AND THEN WENT TO TOWN TO GET P ARTS AND HAD NUMBNESS IN ARM AND LEG. DX: TRANS ISCHEMIC ATTACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/26/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT FELL WHILE SNOWBLOWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2004Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER SCALP AS A RESULT OF SLIPPING ON ICE AN FALLING ONTO A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2004Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PUTTING SNOWBLOWER INTO TRUCK, DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT/ INTRACEREBRAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/13/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CHI-@ HOME-TRIPPED OVER SNOWBLOWER-HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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