Accidents - Cabinet or door hardware - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,074
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Date: 12/06/2010	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: Cabinet or door hardware
84 YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON DOOR HANDLE. DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACIAL LAC/CONT, HEAD CONT, HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 90 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: Cabinet or door hardware, Floors or flooring materials
90YOF WENT TO GRAB DOORKNOB AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
84 YOF LOST BALANCE & FELL; HIT BACK OF HEAD ON DOOR KNOB. DX**: SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
81YOF TRIP AND FALL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON DOORKNOB DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
57 YO F, WHO WAS DRINKING ETOH, GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM, LOST BALANCE AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR KNOB. DX:MINOR CHI, SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
76YOF WAS IN THE KITCHEN FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD OFF DOORKNOB; SCALP CONTUSION AND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	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: Cabinet or door hardware
94YOM, ON ASA, FELL ON HIS WAY TO BATHROOM HITTING HEAD ONTO DOORKNOB, NO LOC>>CHI/LAC/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
86 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT FELL YESTERDAY AND HIT HEAD ON DOORKNOB. DX ; CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 51 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: Concussion
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
51YOM, CONCUSSION, SP PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD 6 DAYS PRIOR FROM A DOOR S PRING, NO LOC, BUT FEELS VERY LIGHT HEADED, #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
85 YOF PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR HINGE. HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
58 Y/O F HIT HEAD ON DOORKNOB BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Cabinet or door hardware, Floors or flooring materials
76YOWF PT STATES SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT 3 AM HITTING HER HEAD ON A BRASS KNOB AND CERAMIC TILE. DX. CONCUSSION W/LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
PT PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR KNOB SYNCOPE. SCALP LACERATION 82YOF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/24/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
87 Y FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD ON DOOR KNOB DX; SYNCOPAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
62 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK HEAD ON DOOR HANDLE AFTER FALLING,LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
A 68 YOM TRIPPED WHILE GOING TO BATHROOM AT NURSING HOME, HIT HEAD ON D OORKNOB, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
71 YOM FELL, WAS SHAVING AND HIS KNEE BUCKLED FELL HIT HEAD ON DOOR KNOB OF DOOR. DX-LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
85YOM-CHI-PT GOT STARTLED-FELL-HEAD HIT A DOOR HINGE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/27/2010	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: Cabinet or door hardware
83YOM WAS AT HOME, SLIPPED HIT A DOORKNOB CAUSING A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
SCALP LAC-59YOM-HIT W/A DOOR HANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 76 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: Cabinet or door hardware
76YOF,MOVING BOWEL, GOT UP FELT LIGHTHEADED THEN PASSED OUT&FELL HITTIN G HEAD ONTO DOORKNOB, ALSO TOOK *** 81MG>>R/O HEAD TRAUMA/TACHYCARDIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 90 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: Cabinet or door hardware
A 90 YOF FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A DOOR HINGE. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
A 53 YOF FELL AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON DOORHANDLE, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 80 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: Cabinet or door hardware, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
DX LAC SCALP: 80YOM GLF @ HOME; GET' UP TO USE RESTRM; FELT LT-HEADED, FELL FWD HIT'G BACK OF HEAD ON METAL DRAWER HANDLE' LAC TOP HEAD 3CM LG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 66 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: Fracture
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
66YOM, SUSTAINED A MECH FALL ON SUNDAY HITTING HEAD AGAINST DOORKNOB >>DEPRESSED SKULL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
59YOM FELL, HIT HEAD ON DOORKNOB/ CONCUSSION, NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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