Accidents - Scales - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 782
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 1999:	82
Year 2002:	75
Year 2003:	12
Year 2004:	32
Year 2005:	115
Year 2006:	77
Year 2007:	215
Year 2008:	87
Year 2009:	36
Year 2010:	28

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	271	Head:	201
Finger:	122	Toe:	93
Mouth:	27	Lower Trunk:	17
Upper Leg:	16	Elbow:	15
Hand:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Scales, Sheets or pillowcases
3YOM-ABD RASH-AFTER SLEEPING ON NEW SHEETS & BLANKET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
2YOM HIT HEAD AGAINST COFFE TABLE, NO LOC DX: LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	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: Scales
5 YO M HAD AN INDUSTRIAL TYPE OF SCALE AT HOME IN BACKYARD HIT HIM IN H EAD DX: CHI - ADMIT TO ICU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN A PRODUCE SCALE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD AT STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT DX HAND LACERATION - CUT HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIFT A SCALE AT HOME PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Chairs
FELL OFF CHAIR AND HIT METAL SCALE AT DOCTORS OFFICE. DX FACE LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT WAS STANDING ON A SCALE, FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PATIENT PLAYING IN BATHROOM, PLACED HAND UNDER BATHROOM SCALE WHEN SOMT HING PINCHED 3RD FINGER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 13 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: Scales, Step stools
PT FELL OFF OF A STEP STOOL IN THE BATHROOM AT HOME AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HER HEAD ON A SCALE. NO LOC. CIRED IMMED. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
FELL IN THE BATHROOM HITTING FACE AGAINST A CORNER OF GLASS SCALE >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS @ HOME RUNNING THROUGH THE HOME FELL ONTO THE WEIGHT SCALE THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Scales
18 MO OLD MALE WAS PUT ON AN OUTSIDE SCALE BY AN ATTENDANT, "FOR FUN", & FELL, HIT FACE ON THE GROUND- FRONT TEETH LOOSE. DX; DENTAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
INJURED FINGER IN SCALE AT PRESCHOOL, NAIL LOOKS BROKEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT WITH LAC TO TOES FROM FLIPPING SCALE OVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
FELL AND HIT SCALES IN BATHROOM, C/O CUT TO CHIN, DX; CHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
FOOR CAUGHT UNDER METAL SCALE. DX LACERATION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
21 MONTH OLD MALE, COMES IN AFTER HAVING FALLEN ON A SCALE AT HOME CAUSING LACERATION TO CHIN. DX; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PATIENT FELL ON A CORNER OF A METAL SCALE AT *** TICKETING AT THE AIRPO RT; EYELID LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PATIENT FELL, HIT FOREHEAD ON BATHROOM SCALES AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT FELL IN BATHROOM AND STRUCK MOUTH ON BATHROOM SCALE SUSTAINING A MIN OR LACERATION TO UPPER LIP. NO SUTURES NEEDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
4YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON SCALE AT HOME DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT FELL INTO A SCALE AND INJURED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scales
FINGER CAUGHT UNDER BR SCALE . " FINGER NAIL AVULSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Scales
NURSEMAID'S ELBOW DISLOCATION - 21 MOF C/O RIGHT ELBOW PAIN AFTER FOUND MOVING AROUND ON A WEIGHT SCALE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A TOE FROM A WEIGHT SCALE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON BATHROOM SCALES; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
SCALP LACERATION, COMING OUTOF HOOTERS AND HEAD ON SCALE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON BATHROOM FLOOR - HIT HEAD ON BATHROOM SCALE. D: LACERAT ION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
20 MO LIFTING SCALE CAUSE IT TO FALL ON FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
JUMPED OFF LOW SCALE, NOW LIMPING R LEG DX: LIMP AFTER FALL RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
CUT LIP WHEN FELL ON SCALES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
SLIPPED IN THE BATHROOM AND HIT RIGHT CHEEK ON SCALE. DX CHEEK LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
CUT THUMB ON SCALE DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scales, Counters or countertops
PULLED KITCHEN SCALE OFF COUNTER TOP ONTO HEAD PUNCTURING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1997	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1997	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Scales
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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