Accidents - Sinks - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,118
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Date: 12/27/2007	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
BUMPED HEAD ONTO TEH SINK WHILE CLEANING IT, H/A SINCE >>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
PAIN IN HEAD AFTER STANDING OVER SINK,FELT DIZZY,FELL AND HEAD HIT FLOO R SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE *
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sinks
PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME, FELL HIT A BATHROOM SINK CAUSING A CONCUSSION, COAGULAOPAHTY, AND MULTIPLE OTHER PROBLEMS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2007	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PT WAS STANDING AT THE SINK AND GOT DIZZY AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE SINK SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A SINK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON A BATHROOM SINK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2007	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: Sinks
PT WAS THROWING TOWEL OVER SHOWER-FELL BACKWARD-HIT SINK-HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks, Tableware and accessories
PT STANDING AT HIS KITCHEN SINK WASHING DISHES AND SIMPLY FELL SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 72 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: Sinks
FELL AND HIT SINK LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PATIENT FELL AT THE NURSING HOME, HIT HEAD ON SINK. DX-CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PT WITH CHI IN BANGING HEAD ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT HIT HEAD ON SINK AFTER STANDING UP AT HOME TODAY DX/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
FELL IN BATHROOM,HIT HEAD ON SINK CLOSED HEAD INJURY CH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks, Toilets
CHI.PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM TOILET TO WHEELCHAIR AND FELL INTO SINK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
PT LIVES IN ASSISTED LIVING, FELL IN BATHROOM, HIT HEAD ON SINK, THEN F ELL TO FLOOR, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
ACCIDENTLY HIT HEAD ON SINK IN BATHROOM WHILE CLEANING HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 84 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: Sinks
FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO CORNER OF THE SINK > LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
CHI,SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A SINK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Exercise
HIT HEAD ON SINK WHILE TRYING TO DO SOME EXERCISES DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
SUDDEN PAIN IN LEGS, DOUBLED OVER IN PAIN, HIT HEAD ON SINK IN BATHROOM AT HOME. DX SYNCOPE, SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
DX HEAD CONTUSION: FELL IN BATHROOM AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON SINK.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PATIENT HAD A SLIP & FALL AT *** STRIKING RT SIDE OF HER CHESTON EDGE O F SINK, ALSO HIT HEAD. DX - CHEST CONTUSION, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
CHI. PT LEANED BACK AND HIT HEAD ON A CERAMIC SINK AT A HAIR SALON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
FELL, HIT HEAD ON SINK SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Tablet or capsule drugs
PT SETTING UP MEDS/ FELL AGAINST SINK/ LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PATIENT'S LEG GAVE WAY WHILE IN BATHROOM, HE FELL STRIKING THE RT SIDE OF HIS CHEST ON SINK. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
84 YOF, FELL THIS EVENING WHILE GOING TO THE BATHROOM, HIT HEAD ON THE WASHBASIN AND THEN TO THE FLOOR. DX: LACERATION AND HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PT HIT HEAD ON SINK AT HOME DX: HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
~PT FELL AT NURSING HOME WHILE STANDING AT SINK FELL TO FLOOR DX: HEMAT MA BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 52 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: Sinks, Toilets
STOOD OFF TOILET, FELT DIZZY, SYNCOPED&FELL HITTING HEAD ON THE SINK " LAC" +" SYNCOPE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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