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Accidents - Tools - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 658
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
PT CHOPPED A TREE DOWN & LARGE PART OF TREE HIT PT'S (L) SHOULDER & PT FELL TO GROUND, HAS PAIN DX;# CONCUSSION, HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
HIT IN HEAD BY A POST HOLE DIGGER YESTERDAY-WAS KNOCKED DOWN NO LOC @ N EIGHBOR'S DX MILD CEREBRAL CONCUSSION,ABRASION SCALP *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AT HOME WHEN A LARGE BRANCH FELL & KNOCKED PT DOWN TO GROUND DX: ABRASION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Doors
69YO M LACERATION TO SCALP PUTTING TOOLS UNDER SHED HIT HEAD ON THE DOO R*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 57 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER HE WAS HIT IN HEAD BY FA LLING TREE LIMB - HELP NEIGHBOR CUT TREE & LIMB FELL FROM 20 FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
PT WAS USING A FENCE HOLE DRIVER AND IT HIT HIM ON HEAD. DX. BLUNT HEA D TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
HIT IN HEAD WITH METAL POST DRIVER WHILE PUTTING POST IN GROUND. DX-LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
USING POTHOLE DIGGER - HIT SELF IN HEAD CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
62 YOM WAS CUTTING TREE AND BRANCH HIT L EYE BROW CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS WORKING IN YARD AND WAS IT IN HEAD W/POST HOLE DIGGER. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM, CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT WAS CUTTING ROSES FELL AND HIT HEAD HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
CUTTING DOWN A LARGE TREE, TREE KICKED BACK STRUCK CHEST &WAS KNOCKED O UT WHEN HE AWOKE HEAD WAS BLEEDING DX HEAD & RIBS CONTUSION ****
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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