Accidents - Furniture - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,445
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Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 90 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: Furniture
TRIPPED&FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON A PIECE OF FURNITURE, NO LOC, +HED AACHE>>CLOSED HEAD INJ/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 77 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: Furniture
PT WAS MOVING A HEAVY PIECE OF FURNITURE AND FELL ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD, CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	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: Furniture
CHI. PT FELL INTO A PIECE OF FURNITURE HITTING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
PT STRUCK HEAD ON PIECE OF FURNITURE 1-2 MO AGO AND HAS HAD PX SINCE. DX: HEADACHE, REMOTE HX OF BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Furniture, Floors or flooring materials
HEAD CONT. PT FELL OVER FURNITURE HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture, Alcohol
PT WAS INTOXICATED AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON UNSPECIFIED FURNITURE SUSTAI NED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH TEMPORAL LOBE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 80 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: Furniture
AT HOME,FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FURNITURE RESULTING IN FACIAL LAC AND SUB DURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
80 YOM FELL HITTING CORNER OF FURNITURE SUSTAINING CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture
93 Y/O LOST BAL AND FELL ON PIECE OF FURNITURE. DX-LAC. SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
HEAD AND RIB INJURY FROM FALLING AND HITTING RIBS ON FURNITURE. DX-FALL, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, MIGRAINE, RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	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: Hematoma
Product: Furniture
PRESENTS WITH EMS FOR EVALUATION OF SYNCOPAL EPISODE FOLLOWED BY A FALL HITTING BACK OF HEAD AGAINST THE FURNITURE>>SCALP HEMATOMA/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture, Ceilings and walls
77YOF ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS AT HOME,FELL STRIKING HEAD ON WALL OR A PIECE OF FURNITURE;CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture
PT FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture
PT FELL WHILE LEANING ON FURNITURE. DX; HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Furniture, Tape recorders or players
HEAD CONT. PT WAS REARRANGING FURNITURE IN PTS ROOM AT MVH AND HIT HEAD ON DVD PLAYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 65 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: Furniture
TRIPPED&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING OCCIPIT AGAINST FURNITURE >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture
PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN HER CLOSET, FELL DOWN STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE EDGE OF FURNITURE. DX-SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 68 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
SLIPPED AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF FURNITURE ON HOTEL FLOOR RESUL TING IN SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture, Tables
DUSTING FURNITURE, LOST BALANCE, FELL AGAINST TABLE/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture
67Y/O,M,PIECE OF FURNITURE FELL ON TOP OF HEAD, LAC. SCALP, HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Furniture
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER TRIPPING AND STRIKING HEAD ON A PIECE OF FURNITURE. PT WAS ADMIT FOR BRADYCARDIA*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 51 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: Furniture
LAC HEAD MOVING FURNITURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Furniture, Chairs
FELL BACKWARDS OUT OF CHAIR STRUCK HEAD ON FURNITURE DX CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
PT WITH CHI, FELL AND STRUCK FURNITURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 54 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: Furniture, Motor vehicles or parts
54 YO M LACERATION TO SCALP HIT HEAD ON METAL PUTTING FURNITURE INTO TRAILER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Furniture
PT WAS FOUND IN APARTMENT WITH BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE AND FURNITURE IN APARTMENT. D: ALTERED MENTAL STATUS. ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
PT C/O TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF FURNITURE. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY CONT FORE HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Furniture
PATIENT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON PEICE OF FURNITURE. NO DETAILS DX: HEMATOMA TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	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: Furniture
87YOF WAS WALKING INTO HER BATHROOM,SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FURNITURE;MILD HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 93 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: Furniture
PULLING OUT DRAWER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD RESULTIN G IN SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 89 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: Furniture
MOVING INTO NEW APPARTEMENT, YESTERDAY WHILE MOVING PIECE OF FURNITURE A CERAMIC TILE FELL HITTING HEAD >> CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture, Glass doors or doors with glass panels
PT IN HIS MOBILE HOME DRINKING ALCOHOL STOOD UP TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF FURNITURE FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR FRAME SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture, Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD AND NOSE ON PIECE OF FURNITURE +LOC DX- CHI NASAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Furniture
CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	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: Furniture
76 YO FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FURNITURE LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture
FELL OVER FURNITURE. DX. SCALP LACERATION, HEAD INJURY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture
PT LEANED FORWARD AT NH AND KEPT GOING, HIT L SIDE OF HEAD ON FURNITURE DX. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Furniture
FELL AGAINST FURNITURE DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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