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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 72
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| ABRASION HEAD - 75 YOM FELL WHILE GOING TO THE BATHROOM, HIT HIS HEAD O N THE HUMIDIFIER, C/O FEELING WEAK AND HAS NOT BEEN EATING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Humidifiers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER HUMIDIFIER GETTING OUT OF BED. HAS SMALL LAC TO SCALP . DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| RT CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS FROM HUMIDIFIER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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