Accidents - Fans - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 490
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fans
PT HIT HEAD ON A PLASTIC CEILING FAN BLADE, LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fans
PT HIT IN THE HEAD AT HOME WITH THE MOVING BLADE OF A CEILING FAN LACER ATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fans, Floors or flooring materials
91 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT REACHED UP TO TURN FAN ON & FELL BACK AGAINS T WOODEN COUCH & ONTO FLOOR @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 91 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: Fans
PT ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF A CEILING FAN WHEN THE GLASS COVER CAME LOOSE STRIKING HER ON THE HEAD WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fans
PT STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH THE BLADE OF A METAL CEILING FAN SUSTAIN ED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 80 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: Fans
CEILING FAN FELL ONTO HIS HEAD AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fans
PTDX EXTENSIVE SCAL LACERATIONX2 - S/P TRAUMA TO SCALP W/METAL FAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fans
HIT HEAD ON FAN. DX: CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fans
FELL HITTING HEAD ON FAN, NO LOC, "JUST LOST HIS BALANCE" DX: FULLTHICKNESS SCALP LACERATION TO OCCIPUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fans
A FAN FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD IN THE LOBBY OF THE MOTEL. DX-CLOSED HEAD , HEAD PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 63 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: Fans
A FAN BLADE FELL ON PTS HEAD, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fans
HIT BY CEILING FAN DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fans, Floors or flooring materials
CHI W/LACERATION - SLIPPED AND FELL ON KITCHEN FLOOR HITTING HEAD ON ST ANDING FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fans
74 Y M FELL WHILE CHANGING LIGHT IN CEILING FAN. DX: FR HUMERAL HEAD FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Fans
PT CLEANING CEILING FAN IN BEDROOM, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK OF HEAD , HEMORRHAGE BRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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