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Accidents - Lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 536
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Date: 12/26/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn mowers
71 Y.O. B MALE W/CHI. PT TRIPPED OVER A LAWN MOWER @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn mowers
PATIENT FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LAWNMOWER AT HOME. DX-SCALP LACERATION S/P FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn mowers
PASSED OUT EARLIER TODAY. FELL, HIT HEAD. MOWED YARD, WORKED IN HEAT SEVERAL HOURS. DX; HEAT EXHAUSTION/ SCALP CONT/ SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn mowers, Chairs
PT. MOWING THIS AFTERNOON, SAT DOWN & BECAME DIZZY, FELL OUT OF CHAIR, FELL TO GROUND. DX. SYNCOPE, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn mowers
PATIENT FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE LAWN MOWER. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, NECK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2002Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn mowers
PATIENT RECEIVED LACERATION TO HIS SCALP WHEN HE WAS MOWING UNDER A TRE E AND TREE GRAZED HIS SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn mowers
CLOSED HEAD INJURY - ROCK FLEW OUT OF LAWNMOWER AND STRUCK L EYE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn mowers, Poles
PT WAS CUTTING THE LAWN WITH A PUSH MOWER WENT UNDER CLOTHES LINE AND HIT HEAD ON THE POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2002Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn mowers
MOWING GRASS-RAN INTO BUSH DX ABRASIONS SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn mowers
PT STATES SHE WAS WALKING FROM THE CAR INTO THE HOUSE AND TRIPPED STRIKING HER HEAD ON A LAWNMOWER CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lawn mowers
PT CLEANING GARAGE AT HOME FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON UNSPECIFIED L AWNMOWER. CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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