Accidents - Decorative yard equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 592
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
CHI.PT FELL INTO MAILBOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
CONTUSION HEAD - 59 YO FEMALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING AT HOME - TRIPPED OVER OUTSIDE CEMENT ORNAMENT AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT FELL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A BIRDBATH SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT HIT HEAD ON BIRD FEEDER DX; HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT ELL WHILE PUTTING OUT METAL YARD ORNAMENTS AT HOME AND STRUCK HEAD S USTAINEDF A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
CHIL. PT FELL OVER A GARDEN STONE WHEN GARDENING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FALL / HEAD INJURY FROM FALLING BACKWARDS WHILE PULLING GARDEN HOSE AND HIT CONCRETE BIRDBATH. DX-CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A CONCRETE FOUNTAIN HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
FELL GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAILBOX/SCALP LOAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
CHI. PT FELL ON STEPPING STONE IN YARD AND HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WAS AT HOME, LAWN ORNIMENT FELL ON HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 86 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: Decorative yard equipment
PT FELL AT MAILBOX AT HOME,HIT BACK & LEG,NLOC DX CERVICAL STRAIN & CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
FELL PUTTING SOMETHING INTO MAILBOX/CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WALKING UP TO STONE FOUNTAIN, TRIPPED, LOST BALANCE & FELL FORWARD S TRIKING NOSE ON FOUNTAIN. D:CHI, NASAL FX, FACE LAC, CORONARY ARTERY DZ
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT HIT HED ON MAILBOX WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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