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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 513
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 78YO WHITE FEMALE AT THE FAIR,SITTING ON POTTERY PLANTER-FELL BACKWARDS AFTER FEELING SYNCOPAL,HIT HEAD, DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| CHI;NASAL FX;FACIAL LAC/92YOF LIVES ALONE. AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A POT A BOUT 2 HOURS AGO. ?LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Floors or flooring materials |
| EARLIER, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGINST A FLOWER POT, NO LOC @ THIS T IME, LATER FOUND BY HUSBAND ON BED FROOM FLOOR>>INTRACRANIAL HEAMOR,DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT HIT HEAD ON PLANTER. DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC, R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH FLOWER POT CUTTING HEAD LACERATION HEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FLOWER POT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A TOMATO CAGE AND THEN FELL CARRYING A POTTED PLANT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION, SCALP HEMATOMA, R ELBOW ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT FELL STRUCK HEAD AND SHOULDER ON WALL AND A FLOWER POT. DX-CONCUSSION, CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Animal induced injury |
| #PT TRIPPED OVER DOG AND HIT HEAD ON CEMENT PLANTER/ SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER FLOWER POT AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, 6 CM FOREHEAD LAC, L RING FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| TRIPPED OVER POTTED PLANT @ NURSING HOME DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PATIENT HAD A GROUND LEVEL FALL STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS UPPER BROW ON A POTTED PLANT SUFFERING A SEIZURE. DX-BLUNT HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT AT A HOME SHOW AND TRIPPED OVER A FLOWER POT ON SATURDAY STRUCK HEAD WITH CONTINUED DIZZINESS CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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