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Accidents - Grocery or shopping carts - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
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Date: 12/18/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PUSHING A SHOPPING CART WAS HIT BY A CAR FOUND DOWN WITH CART ON TOP OF PT CHI FX MANDIBLE FACIAL LAC CHEST CREPITIS NOTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/20/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
FALL WHILE LEANING ON A SHOPPING CART AT *** STORESCALP LAC SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
SLIPPED IN *** HIT HEAD ON A SHOPPING CART MINOR HEAD INJURY MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
HEAD CT-AT GROCERY STORE-HIT BY LONG LINE OF SHOPPING CARTS-FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts, Containers
CHI - 75 YOF FELL OVER A RESTOCKING GROCERY CART AT A GROCERY STORE, HI T HEAD ON A BOX OF PLUMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2002Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Grocery or shopping carts, Floors or flooring materials
PUSHING A CART WHILE SHOPPING AT ***, BECAME DIZZY & LOWERED TO FLOOR B UT STILL HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. DX HEMATOMA HEAD, R/O CARDIAC SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/17/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
HEAD INJ. PT WAS STANDING IN LINE IN A STORE AND FELL PULLING CART OVER ON TOP OF HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
SLIPPED AT GROCERY STORE, HITTING HEAD ON SHOPPING CART. DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts, Floors or flooring materials
CHI - GETTING GROCERIES OUT OF CART AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK OFH EAD ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
FELL WITH GROCERY CART;SYNCOPE AND LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts, Floors or flooring materials
AT *** CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN SHOPPING CART AND PAVEMENT, HITTILE FLOOR. DX BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
BENT OVER HIT HEAD ON SHOPPING CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2002Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PT PUSHING SHOPPING CART THROUGH PARKING LOT, A CAR HIT CART CAUSING PT TO FALL, LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PT TRIPPED OVER A SHOPPING CART IN A PARKING LOT & STRUCK HEAD ONGROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
81 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT FELL & STRUCK SHOPPING CART @ *** DEPT STORE . E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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