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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 303
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 71 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: Fireplace equipment |
| 71 YO M FELL STUCK HEAD ON GRATE HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 88 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: Fireplace equipment |
| PT FELT DIZZY AND FELL ONTO FIREPLACE SCREEN C/O LARGE LAC ON FOREHEAD. DX: SYNCOPAL EPISODE,CHI,HEAD LACERATION,ACUTE BLOOD LOSS. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON A FIRE SCREEN, SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON FIREPLACE SCREEN AT HOME NO FIRE INVOLVED DX HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 55 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: Fireplace equipment |
| 55 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER ANDIRON AND FELL BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER FIREPLACE METAL GRATE AND FELL LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2001 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2001 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2000 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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