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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 471
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window screens, Exercise equipment |
| 90YOM RIDING HIS EXERCISE BIKE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER A TAPE CASSETTE FROM ONE HAND TO ANOTHER,FELL INTO WINDOW SCREEN;SCALP LACERAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Window screens |
| REPAIRING A WINDOW SCREEN FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD LOC CONCUSSION HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window screens, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| HIT WITH SCREEN THAT FELL OUT OF A WINDOW MINOR SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Window screens |
| FELL FOUR FEET WHILE PUTTING UP SCREENS, SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND SUB ARAC HNOID HEMORRHAGE, LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window screens, Radiators |
| PUTTING SCREEN IN HER WINDOW YESTERDAY AT HOME, SHE FELL FORWARD & LOST BALANCE, STRUCK HEAD ON CAST IRON RADIATOR. DX LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Window screens, Windowsills or frames |
| 69 YOF WAS HELPING HER SON PUT ON WINDOW SCREEN; BECAME WEAK AND UNSTEA DY; HIT HEAD ON WINDOW SILL. HEAD CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/06/2000 | Age: 54 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window screens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/1998 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window screens |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/1998 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Window screens, Windows or window glass |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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