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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 421
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands, Wheelchairs |
| NURSING HOME RESIDENT, SHE SLID OUT OF SLING LIFT AT 1230, STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON FOOTREST OF WHEELCHAIR. DX SCALP LACERATION, HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PT. WAS ON LIFT ON NURSING HOME VAN AND FELL OFF LACERATION HEAD - 2.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| CONT TO BACK OF HEAD AFTER FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR LIFT & HITTING HEAD ON BACK OF VAN.DX HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 77 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: Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| ACUTE HEAD TRAUMA AND PUNCTURE WOUND, LAC R THUMB, ACUTE R SHOULDER AND L KNEEE INJURY. TRIPPED OVER HOIST IN GAS STATION GARAGE.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands, Chairs |
| LACERATION BACK OF HEAD-BEING TRANSFERRED BY *** LIFT AT N.H. CHAIR BR OKE WHEN PT WAS PLACED IN IT CAUSING PT TO FALL TO FLOOR.LAC TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 55 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: Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH HYDRAULIC JACK BEING LOWERED TOO FAST. D:CLOSE D HEAD INJURY, HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | 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: Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT WAS BEING LIFTED BY A *** LIFT & SLIPPED OUT & FELL TO FLOOR @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| HIT ON TOP OF HEAD W/ CAR JACK . (JACK SLIPPED) DX: -LOC 1 CM SCALP LAC ./ CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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