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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 330
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| PT WAS PICKING UP A CEILING FAN AT GOT DIZZY AND FELL FORWARD STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fans |
| STRUCK HEAD ON A CEILING FAN BLADE WHILE CLEANINIG IT " F.HEAD LAC" + CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 72 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: Fans |
| PT TRIPPED OVER FAN CORD AND FELL. NECK/BACK PAIN, HEADACHE. LECCHYMOSI S TO FOREHEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HEMATOMA, CONTUSION, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fans, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WAS TRYING TOTURN ON THE LIGHT IN THE CEILING FAN AND FELL. DX: CLO SED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 79 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: Fans |
| SUPERFICIAL SCALP LAC/79YOF STRUCK HER HEAD ON FAN BUTTON AT HER GROUP HOME. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT HAD CEILING FAN FALL ON HEAD; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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