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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,239
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 94 YOM FELL FROM STANDING ON A STACK OF BOOKS. DX: L ARM WEAKNESS, HEAD CONT, NECK PX, RHABDOMYOLYSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 76 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 76YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON BOOK CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 80 YOF GOT UP FROM COUCH AND WAS REACHING FOR A MAGAZINE WHEN SHE FELL ONTO HER LEFT SIDE OF HEAD SUSTAINING A SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 73 YOF, PT TRIPPED AND FELL YESTERDAY, WAS CARRYING A BOOK, PT FELL HITTING FACE ON CONCRETE, DX: CONCUSSION, ABRASION TO LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD CT-78YOM WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A BOOK LOST HIS BALANCE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 82 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 82YOF CONT HEAD- TRIPPED ON BOOK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 105 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 105YOF LOST FOOTING PUTTING A BOOK AWAY & FELL, HIT BACK OF HEAD DX; * HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 81 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| MILD TRAUMATIC SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE: 81YOF WENT TO PICK UP MAGAZINE, "NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS ON HARDWOOD FLOOR.,BUMP BACK OF HEAD" @ HOME |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 62 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF SEEING FLASHES OF LIGHT WHILE READING TONIGHT >>MIGRAINES/HA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| HEAD INJURY FROM FALLING WHILE STANDING WITH MAGAZINES, SLID OUT FROM UNDER HER, FELL BACKWARD ON TO CARPET. DX-FALL ,SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| BIBLE FELL ONTO PT'S FOREHEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC .5CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 95 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Tables |
| SCALP HEMATOMA 2ND TO CHI: FELL, BENT OVER TO LAY BOOK DOWN, FELL BACKWARDS, HITTING HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 68 YO MALE HAD BOOK FALL ON HEAD SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 72 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTING HEAD WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A BOOK >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/CONTS&ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 68 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Tables |
| HEAD CT-CARRYING BOOKS-FELL-HIT NIGHT STAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 90 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| C.H.I.; S/P FALL: RT HIP CONTUSION:BENT OVER TO GET BOOK ON FLOOR, LOST BALANCE,FELL TO FLOOR, HITTING HIP AND HEAD AT *** ASST LIVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Doors |
| 59 YOF SLIPPED ON A MAGAZINE IN HER BATHROOM AND HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AGAINST THE DOOR SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 77 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN FELL WHILE TRYING TO CARRY BOOKS AND USE WAL KER AT HOME. DX; HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON CHAIR, +LOC, SUSTAINED "CONCUSSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 58 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| TRIPPED IN LIBRARY AND HIT HEAD ON SOME BOOKS AND LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 66 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION HEAD AND CHEST - 66 YOF RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL GOT HOME, TRIPPED OVER SOME BOOKS ON FLOOR AND FELL HITTING HEAD AND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 84 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| SCALP LACERATION, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WALKING, CARRYING WEEK-END MAIL, MAGAZINES, LOST BALANCE, FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR IN DINING ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Ceilings and walls |
| HEAD LACERATION.PT TRIPPED OVER A BOOK AND HIT HEAD ON A WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 85 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Refrigerators |
| 85 YOF PUTTING BIBLE ON TOP OF FRIDGE FELL BACKWARDS CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT TRIPPED ON A BOOK AND FELL. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, SYNCOPE, CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| FELL 2 TIMES LAST NIGHT AT HOME, 1ST TIME TRIPPED OVER MAGAZINE, 2ND LOST HER BALANCE. DX CONTUSION OF HEAD, RIGHT HIP, RIGHT RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Beds |
| FELL FROM BED REACHING FOR BOOK DX. HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2001 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2001 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2001 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2000 | Age: 94 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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