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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 87 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HEAD INJ;MUSC PAIN/87YOF ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO BENT OVER AND LOST CONTRO L AND HIT HEAD ON COAT RACK IN HER APARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT. FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A COAT HANGER. DX. LAC OF SCALP, POST HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL & HIT HEAD ON COAT RACK. LT SIDED HEAD & NECK PAIN, LT SHOULDER PA IN & DIZZINESS W/ NAUSEA & VOMITTING 2ND TO HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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