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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 518
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing, Doorstops |
| PT WAS CHANGING CLOTHES WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR STOPPER DX: LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 83 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: Clothing |
| PT FELL WHILE DOING LAUNDRY DX: CHI, SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 95 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: Clothing |
| FELL WHILE GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF THE CLOSET, HIT BACK OF HEAD. DX: BLU NT HEAD WOUMD SECONDARY TO FALL. BACK OF HEAD HAS ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 88 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: Clothing |
| 88YOF CARRYING CLOTHES OUT OF THE CAR TO GIVE TO *** AND FELL OFF THE CURB CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | 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: Clothing |
| PT FELL HITTING HEAD GRABING CLOTHES OUT OF CLOSET AT HOME DX; CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing |
| FELL CHANGING CLOTHES THIS AM AT NH, HIT HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing, Clothes dryers |
| CHI-NO LOC-SCALP LAC-93 Y/O F-DRYER DOOR HIT PT WHILE GETTING LAUNDRY F ROM OVERHEAD DRYER-PT FELL BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 55 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing, Washing machines |
| MINOR HEAD INJ/55YOF STS DOING LAUNDRY@LAUNDROMAT YEST.& HIT HEAD ON EXTRACTOR. WOKE UP THIS AM WITH DIZZINESS & THOUGHT SHE SHOULD BE SEEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT DOING HIS LAUNDRY IN AN UN- AIR CONDITIONED LAUNDRY MAT AND PASSED O UT FELL STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH IC BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING WHILE GETTING DRESSED. DX LACE RATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothing, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL WHILE GETTING DRESSED AND HIT HEAD ON DESK. DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing, Stairs or steps |
| PT. WAS WALKING DOWN FROM LAUNDRY ROOM W/ CLOTHES & FELL DOWN 4 CEMENT STEPS DX: SCALP CONTUSION , CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | 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: Clothing |
| CHI-LOST BALANCE IN THE BASEMENT WHILE HANGING CLOTHES-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing, Wheelchairs |
| SLEEVE CAUGHT ON ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AND FELL IN FLOOR HEAD CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 83 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothing, Escalators |
| RIDING UP ESCALATOR AT SUBWAY STATION WHEN CLOTHES CAUGHT RESULTING INC ARDIAC ARREST WITH HEAD TRAUMA ,LATER DIED IN ER |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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