Accidents - Garage doors - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,745
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	374
Year 1998:	31
Year 2000:	200
Year 2001:	24
Year 2002:	113
Year 2004:	6
Year 2005:	158
Year 2006:	205
Year 2007:	51
Year 2008:	216
Year 2009:	31
Year 2010:	331

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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: Garage doors
2YOF RUNNING INTO THE GARAGE AND HIT HEAD ON A GARAGE DOOR THAT WAS COM ING DOWN CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
5YOM-HEAD CT-REPORTEDLY FELL 8 FEET FROM GARAGE DOOR HE WAS HANGING ON- LANDED ON HIS HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
5 YO F HIT HER HEAD WHEN GARAGE DOOR CLOSED ON HER, SHE THEN FELL TO CE MENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors, Floors or flooring materials
4YOF; PT HIT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR AND FELL, THEN HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR. D: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
5 Y/O F HIT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 7 months	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: Garage doors
7 MON MALE TRIED TO PULL UP ON GARAGE DOOR, FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
3YOM GARAGE DOOR FELL ON PT'S HEAD KNOCKED HIM DOWN BACKWARDS DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
4 Y/O/M RAN UNDER GARAGE DOOR AND WAS HIT ON HEAD DX/ HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
SPRING BROKE AND GARAGE DOOR FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: SKULL FX, SEVERE CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Garage doors
HIT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR WHILE THROWING A FIT/ PW SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 3 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: Garage doors, Beds or bedframes
OPENED GARAGE DOOR - METAL BED FRAM LEANING ON WALL FELL - HIT MOM THEN HIT PT. HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 3 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: Garage doors
GARAGE DOOR CAME DOWN ONTO PT AT FULL WEIGHT. DX: BLUNT TRAUMA HEAD/CHEST/ABDOMEN W/CONT, HYPOKALEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 5 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: Garage doors
PT'S ARMS CAUGHT IN GARAGE DOOR WHICH PULLED UP AND HEAD WAS STUCK. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR AT GRANDMAS HOUSE, NO LOC; SCALP LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL INTO A GARAGE DOOR AND LACERATED SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
MOM RAISED THE GARAGE DOOR WHILE THE 2 YOF WAS HANGING ONTO THE LOCK, P PT FELL ONTO HER BACK, KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF HER. DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
CUT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR WHEN RUNNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garage doors
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR. D: FALL / STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
DAD LIFTED PT UP TO HAND HER TO MOM AND HIT PT'S HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR. DX: SCALP CONT, SUPERFICIAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Garage doors, Floors or flooring materials
CONCUSSION, GARAGE DOOR FELL ON HIM AND HE FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
PATIENT WAS LIFTING A GARAGE DOOR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RT EYELID. DX - HEAD INJURY, EYELID LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
CHI, CAUGHT BY GARAGE DOOR. UNKNOWN IF AUTOMATIC DOOR OR NOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garage doors
PATIENT'S HEAD STUCK UNDER GARAGE DOOR X30 SEC AT HOME; SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
HIT HEAS AGAINST GARAGE DOOR HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY GARAGE DOOR AT HOME 4 DAYS AGO, NOW VOMITING, SL EEPY; HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors, Animal induced injury
PT WAS CHASING DOG AND HIT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR. DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors, Pipes
PT AT HIS GRANDPARENTS HOUSE UNDER A LARGE GARAGE DOOR BEING HELD UP BY A PVC PIPE CHILD KICKED PIPE OUT DOOR FELL ONTO HEAD- IOI BRAIN- DEAD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
DAD PULLED DOWN GARAGE DOOR & HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD. PT LETHARGIC, DECREASED RESPONSIVENESS. DX: HEAD INJURY, NOS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT HIT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR TRACK. DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
CHI-STRUCK BY MANUAL GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garage doors
HEMATOMA TO HEAD RAN INTO GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	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: Garage doors
FELL HITTING SIDE OF HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT WITH HEAD//FACIAL INJURY WHILE PLAYING HIDE/SEEK STRIKING HEAD ON VA N WINDOW/GARAGE DOOR, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON BOTTOM OF GARAGE DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Garage doors
CONCUSSION WHEN FELL OUT OF CAR AND STRUCK GARAGE DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT HIT HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR TRACK, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 12 months	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: Garage doors
KNOCKED OVER BY GARAGE DOOR AND FELL AND HIT FACE ON CONCRETE RECEIVING FACIAL ABRASIONS AND MINOR HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors, Skateboards
PT WS ON SKATEBOARD WITH NO HELMET AND WAS PUSHED BY A FRIEND AND PT HI T HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR. D: SCALP LACERATION ; HEAD INJURY W/OUT LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors, Tricycles
CHI AND CONTUSED NECK WHEN GARAGE DOOR FELL WHILE RIDING TRICYCLE.UNSPE CIFIED WHETHER AUTOMATIC OR NOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
10-MONTH OLD FEMALE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER HEAD FROM GETTING IT C AUGHT IN A GARAGE DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT STRUCK HEAD OFF OF A GARAGE DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2001	Age: 2 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: Garage doors, Bicycles or accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2001	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1997	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/1997	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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