Accidents - Escalators - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,184
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Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 84 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: Escalators
84 YOF FELL DOWN 10 STEPS ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	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: Escalators
PT HIT HEAD WHILE GETTING ON ESCALATOR AT THE MALL, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT PRESENTS TO ER WITH A MECHANICAL FALL ON A ESCALATOR AT THE MUSIC CE NTER EARLIER TONIGHT-HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
72 YOM FELL ON ESCALATOR LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 53 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: Escalators
GOING UP ESCALATOR AND FELL LAC HEAD AND ABRADING CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators
78 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL COMING DOWN ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
88 YOF FELL ON ESCALATOR LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 68 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: Escalators
PT SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AT HOSPITAL. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP/SHIN CONT, SHOULDER STRAIN, CLAVICLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Escalators
FELL BACKWARDS ON ESCALATOR. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
73 YOF FELL ON ESCALATOR AND HIT HEAD ABRASION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 86 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: Escalators
86 YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
SCALP LAC ON ESCALATOR AT STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT LOST FOOTING STEPPING OFF AN ESCALATOR AT THE AIRPORT AND FELL SUSTA INED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 63 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: Escalators
CHI,CS.PT FELL BACKWARDS ON AN ESCALATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 77 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: Laceration
Product: Escalators
77 YO FELL STUCK HEAD ON ESCALATOR LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
WAS ON AN ESCALATOR, LOST BALANCE, FELL, DX; FALL, HEAD LAC. LOW BACK P AIN 2ND TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT WAS AT THE CHICAGO AIRPORT AND FELL OFF AN ESCALATOR ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 82 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: Escalators
82 YOF FELL FROM HIGHEST STEP ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - ACCIDENTALLY FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HER HEAD ON MOVING ESCALATOR X4 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 70 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: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT FELL BACKWARDS GOING DOWN ESCALATOR - FELL 3-4 STEPS, DX SCALP LACERATION,HEAD INJURY, HX OF MULT MYELOMA,HX OF PE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 82 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: Escalators
PT FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AT AIRPORT. DX: R SDH, SCALP LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 84 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: Escalators
FELL BACKWARDS ON AN ESCALATOR AT MACYS DX- SUBD URAL HEMATOMA, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 67 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: Escalators
67 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS ON ESCALATOR AT TRUMP PLAZA CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators
82 YEAR OLD MALE FELL DOWN ESCALATOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 73 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: Laceration
Product: Escalators
STEPPED OFF BOTTOM OF ESCALATOR AND SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON IT S STAIRS LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 87 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: Escalators
CHI-TRIPPED-FELL ON ESCALATOR-@ A MALL-NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PT FELL GOING UP 30TH ST ESCALATOR AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD. DX; SCALP ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 85 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: Escalators
85 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
85 YO FEMALE FELL ON ESCALATOR CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
81 YO MALE FELL ON ESCALATOR CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators
83 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN ESCALATOR STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
82 YO MALE LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON ESCALATOR LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Escalators
PT TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ON ESCALATOR HITTING HEAD. DX; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 65 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: Escalators
65 YO FEMALE FELL GETTING OFF ESCALATOR AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 74 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: Escalators
FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AFTER MISSING STEP RESULTING IN MINOR HEAD TRAUMA A ND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT FELL DOWN 8 ESCALATOR STEPS AND HIT HEAD. DX; HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 89 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
DX LWBS: CONTU: ATTEMPTING TO GET ON ESCALATOR & LOSSED BALANCE, FELL BACKWARD DOWN ESCALATOR SUSTATINED BUMP ON THE TOP OF HEAD. NO LOC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 65 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: Hemorrhage
Product: Escalators
GOING UP ESCALATOR AND FELL ONTO HEAD RESULTING IN INTRACRANIAL HEMORRH AGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 84 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: Escalators
PT HAD MECHANICAL FALL ON ESCALATOR AT AIRPORT. D:CHI, MULTIPLE ABRASIO NS, FOREARM LAC, SKIN TEARS, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 76 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: Escalators
TRIPPED AND TUMBLED DOWN 10-15 STEPS ON ESCALATOR AT DEPT. STORE +LOC D X- SUBDURAL HEMATOMA SCALP AND FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 52 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: Concussion
Product: Escalators
DX POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME/FOREHEAD/LEG ABRASIONS: TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE STEPPING ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
85 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AT TRUMP PLAZA LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 77 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: Escalators
77 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 78 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: Escalators
78 YO FEMALE FELL UP ESCALATOR AT HILTON CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS AT A LOCAL MALL, STEPPED OFF THE ESCALATOR, FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA,RT ORBITAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators
84 YO FEMALE FELL ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 80 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators
DX CHI, FELL DOWN AND CUT L HAND AND HEAD ON ESCALTOR AFTER TRIPPING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 87 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: Escalators
87 YO FEMALE FELL BACK DOWN ESCALATOR AT SHOWBOAT CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 88 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: Escalators, Floors or flooring materials
TRAUMA HEAD.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN GETTING OFF ESCALATORS ON WET FLOOR. AT ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	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: Escalators
88 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS ON ESCALATOR AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT FELL DOWN ESCALATOR. DX: L SCALP LAC, L EAR LAC 2 CM, L LEG ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	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: Escalators
79 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS ON ESCALATOR MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
SCALP LAC-FELL BACKWARDS ON ESCALATOR-@ MALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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