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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 333
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Lighting equipment |
| 84 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN FELL OFF OF FIREPLACE HEARTH WHILE TRYING TO TURN OFF LIGHT AT HOME.DX; HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2003 | 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: Other fireplaces |
| 84 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHI. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON FIREPLACE HEARTH @ HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | 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: Other fireplaces, Rugs or carpets |
| STUMBLED ON EDGE OF CARPET HTI EDGE OF FIREPLACE AND ALSO HIT A GLASS C ANDLE STICK HAPPENED AT HOME NO LOC SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT FELL HITTING FIREPLACE; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PATIENT HAD A SYNCOPE SPELL AND FELL STRIKING THE FIREPLACE. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT SEEN FOR HEAD CONCUSSION AND LAC AND NECK STRAIN AFTER FALLING AND HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE BRICK FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 54 YO WF - HEADACHE - FELL OUT OF CHAIR, HIT HEAD ON BRICK IN FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 84 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: Other fireplaces |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT SEEN FOR SCALP LAC AFTER FALLING AND STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE FIREPL ACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 69 Y.O. W FEMALE W/SCALP LAC. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON FIREPLACE @ HOME . E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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