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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,083
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 80 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: Faucets or spigots |
| SLURRED SPEECH PER HX: R/O TIA; BENDING OVER IN TUB TO PICK UP SHAMPOO HIT HEAD ON FAUCET, DENIES LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FLEXIBLE SHOWER HEAD AT NURSING HOME SCALP LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 56 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: Faucets or spigots |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FAUCET AFTER LOSING BALANCE. HEAD PAIN. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 74 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: Faucets or spigots |
| LAC HEAD ON SPIGOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| STRUCK FOREHEAD ON BATHTUB SPOUT, C/O HEADACHE/ POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROM E, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PATIENT FELL HIT WATER SPIGOT-CONCUSSION-SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | 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: Faucets or spigots |
| CONTUSION HEAD WHEN TRIPPED OUTSIDE AND STRUCK HEAD ON A WATER SPIGOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 71 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: Faucets or spigots, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT HOOKING UP GARDEN HOSE TO FAUCET, HIT HEAD ON FAUCET CAUSING LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT HIT HEAD ON SHOWER HEAD WHILE COMING UP FAST, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT OUTSIDE TURNING OFF THE WATER SPIGOT WHILE WATERING HER PLANTS ANDSL IPPED ON THE WET GRASS STRIKING BACK OF HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FAUCET GETTING OUT OF TUB. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 77 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: Faucets or spigots |
| PT TRIPPED LAST PM AND HIT HEAD ON A FAUCET OUTSIDE OF HOME, STILL HAS HEADACHE. DX: CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON FAUCET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 53 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: Faucets or spigots, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT BENDING OVER TO TURN OFF WATER HOSE WHEN HIT HEAD ON METAL FAUCET. D :SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | 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: Faucets or spigots |
| HIT HEAD IN SHOWER NOZZLE. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Clothing irons |
| PT WAS CHECKING THE WATER MAIN AT HOME YESTERDAY WHEN THE SPIGOT FLEW O FF STRUCK FACE THEN OPENED A CLOSET AND AN IRON FELL STRUCK FACE- CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION HEAD - 77 YOM WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A DISPLAY FAUCET THA T FELL FROM THE WALL AT A LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PATIENT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SHOWER HEAD. DX-SCALP HAMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| HIT BACK OF HEAD AGAINST FAUCET DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| WHITE SHOWERING PATIENT HIT HER HEAD ON THE SHOWER NOZZLE. DX-SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2001 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2001 | Age: 91 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: Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/1999 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/1999 | Age: 66 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: Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/1999 | Age: 68 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: Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/1997 | Age: 72 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: Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1997 | Age: 80 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: Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/1997 | Age: 59 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: Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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