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Accidents - Manual cleaning equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
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Date: 10/05/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials
FELL WHILE MOPPING FLOOR AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual cleaning equipment
HEAD CONT. HIT IN HER HEAD W A WOODEN END OF A BROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE MOPPING THE FLOOR YESTERDAY, SUSTAINED A BUMP TO BACK OF HEAD WITH THE FALL. DX-SUBARACH. BLEED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/24/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
DX LWBS: DIZZY SINCE 1230 TODAY. FEELS, "LIKE FLOATING" STARTED DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SWEEPING PATIO. DENIES SYNCOPE. NO CP, SOB, ABD OR HA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/17/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual cleaning equipment
WALKING WITH BROKEN BROOM TRIPPED AND END OF BROOM STRUCK BEHIND EAR FB OVER MASTOID AREA OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual cleaning equipment
PT WAS USING THE HAND HELD SWEEPER AND IT FELL AND SHE TRIED TO PICK IT UP AND FELL. DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Manual cleaning equipment
PT DX MINOR HAD INJURY/CONCUSSION WITH LOC - S/P PT WAS HIT BY A MOP ON HEAD YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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