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Accidents - Hammers - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 206
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Date: 06/21/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT SELF WITH HAMMER PULLING NAIL/HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAMMER FELL ON PTS HEAD DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/06/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
SCALP LAC-SLEDGE HAMMER FELL OFF LADDER-HIT PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ceilings and walls
SPLITTING MAUL FELL OFF GARAGE WALL AT HOME INJURING SCALP. DX; LACERA TION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS REMOVING A NAIL WITH A HAMMER FROM WALL, HE SOMEHOW SLIP- PED & THE HAMMER HIT HIM ON BACK OF SCALP. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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