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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 113
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT CHASING A LIZARD BEHIND SOME SHUTTERS AND FELL OFF THE PORCH ONTO HE AD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT AT HOME WHEN A HURRICANE SHUTTER FELL ONTO HEAD KNOCKED HIM OUT CO NCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND HIT HEAD ON AWNING ON SIDE OF HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO THE HEAD AFTER AWNING FALLING AND HITTING PT'S HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/1999 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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