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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 373
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| 5 YO MALE FELL BACKWARDS INTO A PLASTIC HUMIDIFIER. DX SCALP LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 4 months | 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: Humidifiers |
| FATHER DROPPED A HUMIDIFIER CONTAINER WEIGHING ABOUT 1/2 LB ON PT'S HEA D -LOC ACTING APPROPRIATE DX- CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 3 years | 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: Humidifiers |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON HUMIDIFIER. DX: LACERATION TO SCA LP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| PT C/O HEAD LAC. PT TRIPPED ON CORD OF HUMIDIFER. DX SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Humidifiers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT ROLLED OFF A BED HITTING HEAD ON HUMIDIFIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Humidifiers, Beds |
| JUMPED ONTO BED, FELL & HIT HUMIDIFIER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2001 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2000 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/1999 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/1998 | Age: 9 months | 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: Humidifiers, Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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