|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 772
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Beds or bedframes |
| 53YOF WENT TO REACH FOR PHONE AND FELL OUT OF BED AND HIT FACE CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 63 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| 63YOM GOT UP TO ANSWER PHONE AND FELL INTO WALL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 93 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| H/O ADVANCED DEMENTIA, TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH SON, MISSED THE CHAIR& FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD, ON ASA>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 74 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS ON THE PHONE PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 76 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES WAS AWAKEN W/A PHONE CALL AT NH, GOT UP TO USE BATHROOM AND T RIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LACERATION LEFT SCALP-WAS RUNNING TO GET THE PHONE AND HIT HER HEAD ON A METAL PLANTER. HAS LAC AND SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| FAMILY MEMBERS STATES WHILE SHE WAS ON THE PHONE W/SOMEONE THEY HEARD H ER SCREAM, WHEN THEY ARRIVED PT HAD FALLEN TO FLOOR. DX. SCALP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| 56YOF AT HOME RUNNING TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AT HOME LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKING FLOOR;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs |
| PT WAS REACHING FOR PHONE AND FELL OUT OF CHAIR. DX: L2 COMPRESSION FX, CONCUSSION W/LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AND FELL. DX: SDH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS RUSHING TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR AT HOME HITTING HEAD DX; CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 92 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRIPPED WHILE RUSHING TO ANSWER THE PHONE&FELL HITTING SIDE OF HEAD, NO LOC>>SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 86 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Tables |
| TRYING TO ANSWER PHONE, FELL HIT TABLE DX: BHT, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 83 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT GOT UP IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT TO ANSWER TELEPHONE, USED WALKER, TRIPPED IN THE DARK & FELL. DX-SCALP LACERATION, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON PHONE WIRE, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| SKULL FX. PT WENT TO ANSWER PHONE AND FELL TO TILED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| 63 Y/O BENT OVER TO PICK UP PHONE HIT SISDE OF HEAD ON THE FLOOR AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ladders |
| HEAD LAC-TALKING ON CELLPHONE-WALKING AROUND A TRUCK-HIT HEAD ON A LADD ER IN THE TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS AT HOME TALKING ON THE PHONE WHE SHE GOT SIZZY AND FELL TO THE FLOO R HITTING HER HEAD ON THE CORNER WALL. LACERATION TO SCALP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
