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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 668
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 52 YOF INJURED HEAD FROM HITTING FIREPLACE MANTLE, NO FD. DX- CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 90 YOF LIGHTING THE FIRE PLACE AND IT FLASHED AND BURNT HER HEAD - NO F IRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60YOM, H/O MELANOMA WITH METS, FELL FROM STANDING HITTING HEAD/FACE AGA INST THE FIREPLACE>>LAC/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 90YOWM PT ARRIVED FROM HOME VIA EMS, REPORTED THAT HPT FELL AND HIT HE AD ON FIREPLACE. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 77YOM WALKING INTO LIVINGROOM LOST BALANCE FELL FORWARD STRIKING HEAD ON FIREPLACE;HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 77 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 |
| 77 YOF FELL AND HIT FIREPLACE. DX: HEAD CONT, VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FIREPLACE. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80YO WHITE MALE HELPED CARRYING SHOPPING BAGS SLIPPED ON TILE FLOOR HIT BACK OF HEAD ON FIREPLACE AT HOME,NLOC, DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| CHI. 70 YOM FELL INTO A FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 64 YOF FELL, HIT BAC OF HEAD ON FIREPLACE, -LOC DX: SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 87 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 |
| 87YOF FELL OVER HER CATS AT HOME STRIKING FOREHEAD ON FIREPLACE MANTLE, C/O SEVERE HEAD & HIGH NECK PAIN. DX - INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75YOF LAC HEAD ON FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | 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: Other fireplaces |
| CHI.60YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FIREPLACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 74 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 |
| 74 YO F FELL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST FIREPLACE LAC SCALP--NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 69YOM STOOD UP QUICKLY BECAME DIZZY FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FIREPLACE; SCALP CONTUSION AND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 74 YOF PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE. LAC SCALP, SYN COPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 84YOF, ON ASA, SLIPPED ON HER SHOE&FELL HITTING HEAD GAINST THE FIREPLA CE, NO LOC>>CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 65 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: Other fireplaces |
| 65 YOF HAD FALL AND STRUCK BROW ON FIREPLACE BRICK. +ETOH. DX:ETOH INTO XICATION, FACE/EYEBROW LACERATION 4CM, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 86 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: Other fireplaces |
| 86 YOF SCALP LAC, PT FROM NH FELL FROM STANDING POSITION AND HIT HEAD O N FIREPLACE NO LOC. 1 STAPLE D/C BACK TO NH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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