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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 498
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermostats, Ceilings and walls |
| 88 YOF FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THERMOSTAT ON WALL. DX: HEAD CONT, FACIAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Thermostats, Wooden containers |
| 88YOF FOUND ON FLOOR BY FAMILY. STATES FELL WHILE REACHING FOR THERMOST AT AND HIT HEAD ON A WICKER BASKET. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY, RHABDOMYOLYS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Thermostats, Ceilings and walls |
| 92 YOF FELL RECHING FOR THERMOSTAT ON WALL. DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LAC, R ARM SKIN AVULSION, R 5TH DIGIT SPR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80YOF REACHING FOR THE *** AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR LACER ATION TO SCALP BUT ADMITTED FOR HYPONATREMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats, Footwear |
| 85YOF CHANGING SHEETS IN BEDROOM, WEARING SHOES WITH NO SOLES,RUBBER FLAPPING,WENT TO TURN THERMOSTAT SLIPPED,FELL STRIKING HEAD;SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| 51YOF HAD A FEW DRINKS,LOST HER BALANCE AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF HER HEAD AGAINST A THERMOSTAT ON THE WALL; SCALP LACERATION, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 84 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: Thermostats |
| PT WAS AT HOME WENT TO TURN DOWN THE THERMOSTAT AND LOST HER BALANCE AN D FELL STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| PATIENT STRUCK HEAD ON THERMOSTAT. DX: 10 CM LACEARATION TO HEA;D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats |
| FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THERMOSTAT. DX. SMALL CUTS ON HEAD, SKIN TEAR L ELBOW, ABRA L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2000 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermostats, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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