Accidents - Decorative yard equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,656
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	218
Year 2001:	340
Year 2002:	357
Year 2003:	515
Year 2004:	465
Year 2005:	370
Year 2006:	473
Year 2007:	440
Year 2008:	592
Year 2009:	371
Year 2010:	512

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
58 YOF HIT BY IRON BIRDFEEDER POLE; + HA & LAC. DX##: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 52 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
52YOF WITH CHI, RAN INTO A MAILBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HEAD LAC, 80YOM FELL HITTING HEAD ON LANDSCAPE BOARD IN YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
78YOM BIRD HOUSE FELL ON HIS HEAD DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	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
77YOF-SUBDURNAL HEMORRHAGE-FELL WHILE GOING TO THE MAILBOX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Decorative yard equipment
87 YOF WAS WALKING OUT TO MAILBOX AND FELL ONTO GROUND.DX HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 83 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
83YOM FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE MAILBOX SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 89 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. 89 YOF FELL INTO A MAILBOX HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 65 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
65 Y/O/F HIT IN HEAD BY BIRD FEEDER AT HOME TODAY DX/ HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
80 YOM WAS PEDESTRIAN STANDING BY MAILBOX ON STREET WHO WAS STRUCK BY 18 WHEELER. DX-CONCUSSION, LAC FOREHEAD & SCALP, FX DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/04/2010	Age: 81 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: Decorative yard equipment
81 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH FOREHEAD LAC AND LARGE HEMATOMA, FELL WH EN REACHING INSIDE HER MAILBOX, NO LOC HIT FACE ON GROUND, 5 STERISTRIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 91 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
91 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ONMAILBOX. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
90 YOF FELL FILLING BIRD FEEDER. DX-CONCUSSION, CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 66 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
66YOF TRIPPED OVER A DECORATIVE YARD STONE AT HOME AND STRUCK HEAD SUS TAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	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
LAC HEAD ON BIRD FEEDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
SCALP LAC-FELL IN THE YARD-HEAD HIT CONCRETE DEER ORNAMENT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HEAD LAC-HIT HEAD ON A YARD DECORATION-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HIT HEAD ON BIRD FEEDER CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Decorative yard equipment
VISUAL DISTURBANCE WHILE BUILDING A BIRDHOUSE COMPLEX MIGRAINE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON GARDEN ORNAMENT. DX: SCALP LAC .3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	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 BUMPED HEAD ON METAL MAILBOX DX;# CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HEAD LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING LILAC BUSHES AND TRIPPED OVER BREAK BORDER IN FLOWER BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 81 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 STATES GOING TO MAILBOX AND LOST BALANCE & FELL. DX. ABRA, LAC R SI DE OF RIBS, SKIN TEARS, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WAS WORKING OUT IN YARD AND METAL ARBOR HIT HER ON BACK OF HEAD. DX . CONT. HEAD HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
78 YO MALE PASSED OUT AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO FOUNTAIN AT CASINO CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
TRIPPED, FELL AGAINST MAILBOX/SCALP ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	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
FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO MAILBOX VS ON THE WAY TO MAILBOX, >> CHI/ARF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PATIENT FELL HIT HEAD ON BIRDBATH. DX-CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 84 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 GOING TO HER MAILBOX AND FELL TO THE DRIVEWAY STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WAS LEANING OVER TO LOOK AT SOMETHING, LOST BALANCE AND HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX SLOT. DX. CONT/LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 87 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
PATIENT FELL OVER STEPPING STONE -HIT HEAD-LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 82 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 ON PATIO HITTING CONCRETE PLANTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 79 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 WHEN CARRYING HEAVY FLOWER POTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 95 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT LOST BALANCE WHILE REACHING UP, LOOKING INTO MAILBOX, FELL BACKWARD, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE, NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 88 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 OUT @ MAILBOX COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND STRIKING HEAD, UNRESPONSIVE - INTERNAL ORGAN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Floors or flooring materials
81 YO MALE WAS STANDING AT MAILBOX AND FELL TO FLOOR CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Animal induced injury
CONCUSSION - 54 YO FEMALE FELL STRIKING HEAD ON ICE FILLED BIRDFEEDER W HEN TAKING DOG OUT FOR POTTY BREAK - HAS NAUSEA & FACIAL NUMBNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	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
77 YO MALE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/27/2006	Age: 57 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT FELL WHILE PAINTING HER MAILBOX STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HE AD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 62 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 BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING ON GROUND AND CAME UP AND HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX AT HOME, DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY W./O LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 78 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 AT HOME WHILE GETTING MAIL FROM MAILBOX, HIT HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON HIS MAILBOX, LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	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
TRIPPED OVER YARD GNOME CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 85 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, Televisions
BENDING OVER BIRD CAGE AND FELL FORWARD STRIKING HEAD ON TV STAND LACIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
79 YO MALE FELL WHILE GETTING MAIL AND HIT HEAD ON MAIL BOX LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LACERATION HEAD - 57 YOM HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 57 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 AND HIT HEAD ON A MAILBOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 86 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
SUBDURAL HEMATOMA-FELL-HIT A MAILBOX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING TO THE GROUND AFTER F ILLING THE BIRDBATH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 62 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 AND HIT HEAD ON MAIL BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 72 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: Decorative yard equipment
FELL & HIT HEAD ON POST OFFICE MAILBOX. CORNEAL AB, FACIAL CT & HEAD IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP HIT ON MAILBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LOST BALANCE ON MOTORCYCLE&HIT MAILBOX. ' CONCUSSION "+" CLAVICULAR FX" +" HAND/FACIAL LACS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	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
HEAD INJURY - LAC OCCIPITAL SCALP; FELL BACKWARD STRIKING HEAD ON METAL BIRDBATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
2 CM SCALP LAC-BIRD FEEDER FELL ON HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WATERING HER FLOWERS WAS STARTLED BY A BEE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING H EAD ON BRICK PAVERS CLOSED HEAD INJURY STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 86 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 - 86 YOF FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON A MAILBOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
A BIRDHOUSE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD FROM STORAGE IN GARAGE. DX-SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 72 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: Decorative yard equipment
HEAD INJURY-FELL-@ CHURCH-HIT RAILROAD TIE IN YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 92 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 TRYING TO PULL OPEN HER MAIL;BOX AND STUMBLED FORWARD STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AT A PRIVATE PARTY WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A "FLA GSTONE" IN THE YARD AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	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 WAS WALKING BACKWARDS WHEN SHE TRIPPED STRIKING BACK OF HEAD AGAINST A FOUNTAIN CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
RT SCALP LACERATION-GOT HIT BY A STOP SIGN WHILE DELIVERING MAIL BOXES. SUS A 3CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
64 YOF WAS WALKING TO MAILBOX TRIPPED AND SUFFERED LACERATION TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
CUT RT. HEAD ON MAILBOX DX: LACERATIN RT. SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 72 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 AT HOME LAYING DECORATIVE BRICKS IN HER GARDEN WHEN SHE FELL FORWARD STRIKING HEAD ON THE BRICKS CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	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 WALKING AT HOME TRIPPED OVER SOEM DECORATIVE LAWN EDGING STRIKING HE AD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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
STATES PUTTING UP A BIRDHOUSE AND FELL ON TOP OF HER HEAD LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 53 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 WALKING TO HIS MAILBOX WITHOUT HIS USUAL WALKER AND FELL STRIKING HE AD ON THE DRIVEWAY CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 80 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT. FELL ON ICE THIS AM GOING TO MAILBOX AND WOKE UP ON COUCH IN DEN. DX. SUBDURAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Doors
SCALP ABRASION-SUS ABRASION BY STRIKING HEAD ON MAILBOX ON A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 71 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
ABRASION ABOVE L EYEBROWN AFTER FALLING AND HITTING FOREHEAD ON A FROG DX: CHI/ABRASION L FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Hammers
PT WAS INSTALLING A MAILBOX AND END OF MALLET FALL OFF STRIKING HER IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	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
69 YOF TRIPPED OVER A RAILROAD TIE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 83 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
83 YO F TRIPPED, FELL ON WAY TO MAILBOX, HIT HEAD ON GRASS. DX BLUNT HE AD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX SCALP LAC HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 73 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, Lawn mowers
SCALP LACERATION - HIT HEAD ON BIRD FEEDER WHEN MOWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
SCALP LAC-FELL-HIT BACK OF HEAD-HIT ANTLERS OF A YARD ORNAMENT-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
TRIPPED OVER CONCRETE GARDEN RABBIT DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 84 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
PATIENT FELL IN THE YARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CONCRETE VASE. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 84 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT WAS PINNED BETWEEN MAILBOX AND TRUCK. D:CLOSED HEAD INJURY, PNEUMOTH ORAX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Bicycles or accessories
CHI-RIDING BIKE-HANDLE BAR CAUGHT ON MAILBOX-PT FELL-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 61 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: Decorative yard equipment
PATIENT FOUND OUTSIDE BY NEIGHBOR. FELL AT MAILBOX. CONFUSED.D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, PUNCTURE TO FOREHEAD, WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LAC TO EAR & HEAD/63YOWF BECAME DIZZY AND FELL ON METAL BIRD BATH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 58 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
PT HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE BIRD BATH.DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, FACIAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL ON PATIO HITTING HEAD ON CERAMIC WATER FOUNTAIN, LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 84 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
PT GETTING HER MAIL OUT OF THE MAILBOX AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL TO THE GRO UND STRIKING HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
SHAKING BIRD FEEDER TO GET OLD CORN OUT, ROCK FELL OFF TOP FEEDER, HIT ON TOP OF HEAD. LAC. DX; SCALP LAC'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2001	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2001	Age: 72 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2001	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2001	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2001	Age: 67 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2000	Age: 85 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2000	Age: 82 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
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/25/2000	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2000	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 56 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: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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