Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Face

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,356
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Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
61 YO MALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BOOKCASE FRACTURE ORBIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
56YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS SHELVES AT HOME,STOOD UP, HIT FORHEAD OFF A SHELF;FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Cookware
FACE LAC-PAN FELL FROM TOP CABINET SHELF-HIT PT IN FACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FACIAL LACERATION.PT HIT FACE ON A SHELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Computers
PT WITH FACIAL LAC, COMPUTER PARTS FELL FROM SHELF STRIKING PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FOREHEAD LAC, PT FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON KITCHEN CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
TRAUMA FACE.PT.REFERS SLIPPED HITTING ACCIDENTALLY KITCHEN CABINET AND FALLING DOWN ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Containers
61YOF WAS IN THE GARAGE,PLACING A BOX ON THE SHELF,ACCIDENTLY SUSTAINED FOREHEAD LACERATION;FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Stairs or steps
PT STEPPING DOWN INTO THE GARAGE AND FELL OFF A STEP HITTING FACE ON A CABINET CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Alcohol
PATIENT FELL AT HOME, STRUCK HEAD ON CABINET THEN ON THE FLOOR. DX-FRACTURE MANDIBLE, ETOH INTOXICATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HIT FOREHEAD ON CABINET DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FACIAL LAC-HIT A METAL BRACKET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SLIPPED AND FELL AT HOME HIT FOREHEAD ON CABINET DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RT EYEBROW LACERATION.PT FELL INTO A CABINET AND LACERATGED EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Televisions
PT.INJ.FOREHEAD AT HOME WHEN 19 IN.TV FELL OFF A SHELF & HIT HIM,NO L.O.C. DX; LAC.FOREHEAD 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE BOOK RACK SUSTAINED AN ABRASI ON TO FACE AT THE LIBRARY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED&FELL HITTING CHIN ON A CABINET >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
STOOD UP IN CABINET DOOT > FH CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WALKED INTO A CABINET " NOSE LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HAD SZ, HIT FACE ON CABINET DX; FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL INTO GUN CABINET THEN ONTO FLOOR - FX NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
53 YOF HIT FOREHEAD ON MANTEL TONIGHT SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A TOILET PAPER HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BOOK CASE CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Footwear
PT TRIPPED OVER HIOS SHOES STRIKING FOREHWAD ON AN OPEN CABINET SUSTAIN ED A LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
51YOF WHILE AT HOME BUMPED FOREHEAD OFF A MANTLE,DEVELOPED A BUMP; FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HEAVY METAL SHELF FELL ON PATIENT IN SUPERMARKET. DX. CONTUSION L JAW A ND L BREAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HIT FOREHEAD ON A SHELF DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST CABINET/FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
FELL WHILE IN BATHROOM, HIT FOREHEAD ON CABINET AND CARPETED FLOOR, C/O PAIN, PT ALSO VOMITING, DX; DEHYDRATION, FACIAL CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STATES SHE TOOK A HOLD OF THE HUTCH ADN MISSTEPPED. FELL AND LANDED ON L SIDE. DX. MULT CONTS, R KNEE, R WRIST, R HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT LACERATED FOREHEAD ON SHELF
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WOUND FOREHEAD.PT.REFERS HIITTING CORNER OF KITCHEN CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT A SHELF FELL AND HIT PT IN THE FACE AT NURSING HOME DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL STRIKING FACE ON A SHELF IN A HARDWARE STORE FRACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HIT HEAD ON CABINET. DX- 2 CM SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT BENT OVER AND STRUCK FACE ON A VANITY. D: FACE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT AS AT HOME, LACERATED FOREHEAD ON A CUPBOARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
C/O PT STATES TRIPPED AND FELL HITTIN FOREHEAD ON THE SHELF DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Metal containers
58 YOM WAS PUTTING UP SHELVES AND A CAN FELL HITTING FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT HURT WHEN SHELF BRACE HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD DX: LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR, HIT FACE ON VANITY DX: FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Ceilings and walls
RT FRONTAL HEMATOMA-A CABINET FELL OFF WALL AND STRUCK PATIENT IN THE H EAD. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RIGHT EYEBROW LAC, PT STOOD UP HITTING FACE ON CABINET DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT AT HOME HIT FACE ON CABINETS / DX 2CM DEEP LAC CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
55 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON CABINET ABRASION FACE - CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Alcohol
FACE LAC-FELL-HIT FACE ON A CABINET-ETOH INVOLVED-LEVEL .369-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FOREHEAD LAC-HIT CORNER OF CABINET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Metal containers
CANS FELL DOWN FROM SHELF AND LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL HIT FACE ON CABINET DX: CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
LACERATION FACE - 85 YO MALE REPORTS HE FELL IN HIS KITCHEN AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CABINET THEN CHIN ON FLOOR - CUT TO UNDERSIDE OF CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WALKED INTO BOOKCASE AT HOME TODAY DX// FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT A SHELF LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
74YRS MALE, NOSE CONT, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK A CABINET AT HOME, OBSER. ER.
Disposition: Held for observation

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