Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,636
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Date: 12/15/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
78YOF WEAKNESS TIA SYMPTOMS TRIED TO GET UP FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR H ITTING HEAD, HEADACHE PT ADMITTED*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 64 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
64YOM GETTING ITEMS OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK H EAD ON THE TILE FLOOR SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
61 YOF TRIPPED OVER THE SODA DISPLAY IN THE STORE AND STRUCK ON BEVERAGE REFRIGERATOR/ DX HEADACHE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/20/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
61 YO WM FELL STRIKING HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
60 Y/O/F STOOD UP WHILE CLEANING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON F REEZER DOOR DX/ HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Refrigerators, Cookware
CONC. 77 YOF WAS PULLING DOWN A PRESSURE COOKER FROM ATOP A REFRIGERATO R AND IT HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 63 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
63 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY & CONTUSION TO RT. FOREHEAD- REPORTS HITTING HEAD ON REFRIG. DOOR HANDLE WHILE CLEANING REFRIGERATOR.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 89 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: Refrigerators
89YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE OPENING THE REFRIGERATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2010	Age: 100 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
100 YOM HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
53 YOM HIT BACK OF HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR 2 DAYS AGO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
95 YO F WAS GETTING JUICE OUT OF REFRIGERATOR WHEN LOST BALANCE & FELL BACK HITTING HEAD ON ALUMINUM TRASH CAN. DX:SCALP LAC, HYPONATREMIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
90 Y FEMALE WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN THE REFRIGERATOR, FELL BACKWA RDS AND HIT HEAD, DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 59 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: Refrigerators
59YOM WAS AT HOME GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR, STOOD UP HIT HEAD ON A FREEZER DOOR CAUISNG A LACERATION TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
56YOM FELL INTO A REFRIGERATOR HEAD / FACE LAC, HAD A FEW GLASSES OF WINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
80YOF BENT OVER AND LOST BALANCE WHILE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF HER REF RIGERATOR AND FELL BACKWARDS DX- SCALP LAC, HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 89 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: Refrigerators
89 YR OLD FEMALE HAD TOP FREEZER DOOR OPEN AND BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A P ACKAGE AND FROZEN FISH FELL ON HER HEAD WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators
86TOM-SCALP HEMATOMA-TRIPPED-FELL BACKWARDS WHILE REACHING INTO LOW REF RIGERATOR-HIT HEAD-@ ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 65 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: Refrigerators
CHI/65YOF BUMPED HER HEAD AT HOME ON AN OPEN REFRIGERATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 68 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
68YOF BENDING DOWN TO LOOK IN THE BOTTOM OF HER REFRIGERATOR AND LOST B ALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
76 YOM PT FELL WHILE REACHING INTO THE REFRIGERATOR. CONTUSION TO HEAD , ABRASION L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 79 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: Refrigerators
79 YOF INJURED HEAD FROM SLIPPING WHILE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR. DX-FALL, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
56YOF HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR WHILE CLEANING AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2010	Age: 60 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: Refrigerators, Kitchen gadgets
60YOF BLOCK KNIVE HOLDER FELL FROM TOP OF REFRIGERATOR ONTO FOREHEAD DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Crutches, canes or walkers
80 YO F LEANED OVER IN REFRIGERATOR, STOOD UP, FELL OVER WALKER. DX HEA D CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
84YOF, TRIPPED&EFLL WHILE MAKING COFFEE HITTING HEAD ONTO THE FRIDGE TH EN TO THE FLOOR>>HEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
95 Y/O FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Refrigerators
72YOF WAS ON TOP OF THE REFRIDGERATOR WHILE PAINTING AND FELL LANDING O N LEFT SIDE C/O SCALP LAC AND FOREARM PAIN.DX:CONCUSSION,SCALP LAC,RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	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: Refrigerators
77YOM, ON ***, PUTTING FOOD IN BOTTOM OF THE FRIDGE WHEN LOST BALANCE&F ELL HITTING HEAD&TWISTED KNEE>>CHI/KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2010	Age: 84 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: Refrigerators
84YOF, ON ***, ACC BUMPED HEAD ON THE FRIDGE AFTER STANDING UP WHILECLE ANING>>SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
68 YO M TRIPPED STRUCK HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
85YOM INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN OUT IN GARAGE & FELL OVER BACKWARDS,HE GRAB BED ONTO HANDLE ON FRIDGE DOOR AS HE FELL. DX; CONTUSION L.SIDE SKULL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
83 Y FEMALE FELL HITTING HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
75 Y/O BF FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR AND CONTUSED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators, Chairs
83 YOM PUTTING FOOD IN REFRIGERATOR AND WENT TO SIT IN CHAIR AND FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 89 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: Refrigerators
89YOF HIT HEAD ON FRIDGE DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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