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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 400
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tableware and accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DISH FELL OUT OF CABINET STRIKING HEAD. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tableware and accessories |
| FELL 1 1/2 WKS AGO & HIT HEAD ON METAL PLATE.-LOC.NAUSEA & WEAK.HA.DX POST CONCUSSION SYN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 67 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: Tableware and accessories |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH PLATE. INTENT UNSTATED. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tableware and accessories |
| DX: MILD CONCUSSION;LEFT WRIST CONTUSION;CERVICAL STRAIN. LARGE PITCHER FELL ON PT STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF HEAD,SHOULDER AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tableware and accessories |
| PT BECAME DIZZY WHILE WASHING DISHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 60 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: Tableware and accessories |
| 60 YO M HIT HEAD ON CUP LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | 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: Tableware and accessories |
| PT STOOD TO CARRY DISHES TO KITCHEN AND FELL. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CHRONIC DIZZINESS, HEAD CONT, ELBOW CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 55 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: Tableware and accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| GLASS BOWL FELL FROM SHELF HIT HEAD SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tableware and accessories, Refrigerators |
| $CONCUSSION,SYNCOPE.PT WAS WASHING THE DISHES AND PASSED OUT AND H IT HEAD ON THE REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tableware and accessories |
| PT.C/O CUT TO SCALP SUSTAIN WHEN HIT ACCIDENTLY BY MENTAL ILL DAUGHTER WITH MUG. DX- LACERATION SCALP 3CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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