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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 397
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers, Stairs or steps |
| 62 YO M PRESSURE WASHING HOME, FELL DOWN STEPS. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 53 YR OLD POWER WASHING DECK FOOT CAUGHT IN CORD AND PT FELL HIT HEAD A T HOME DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 79 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: Sprayers, Stepladders |
| PT ON A THREE FOOT STEP LADDER POWER WASHING HIS DECK AND FELL OFF STR UCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS ROOF AND FELL OFF INTO THE BUSHES SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD IUNJURY AND LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | 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: Sprayers |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF WHILE PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE. DX: L FRONTAL LOBE HEMORRHAGE, L2-L3 TP FX, L 7/8 RIB FX, FACIAL & BILAT KNEE ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sprayers, Built-in swimming pools |
| 76 YO M CONCUSSION PT WAS ADMITTED, FELL ONTO CONCRETE WHILE POWER WASHING THE SWIMMING POOL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX: SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE L OCCIITAL LOBE, SCALP LACS. FOUND DOWN IN DRIVEWAY WHILE HE WAS PRESSURE WASHING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | 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: Sprayers |
| PT WASHING CAR AT CAR WASH AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE.DX LAC OF POSTERIOR SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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