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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electric heaters |
AT ASSISTED LIVING CENTER FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER CONTUSING HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric heaters, Doors |
PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PLUG IN A HEATER AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR. DX; FOREH EAD LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric heaters |
SLIP & FALL REACHING FOR HEATER BHT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/23/2006 | 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: Laceration |
Product: Electric heaters, Ceilings and walls |
TRIPPED IN HIS BATHROOM ON A HEATER CORD AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON WALL A DMITTED SCALP LACERATION/SYNCOPE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
84YOM TRIPPED OVER HEATER CORD INJ TO HEAD ON FLOOR DX/LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric heaters |
PATIENT FELL OVER A HEATER CORD AT HOME. DX-6CM SCALP LACERATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/08/1999 | Age: 89 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: Electric heaters |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/05/1999 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | 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: Electric heaters |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/31/1997 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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