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Accidents - Sinks - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 563
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Date: 12/28/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Toilets
WAS WASHING HER HANDS IN THE BATHROOM SINK, AT HOME, & FELL AGAINST THE TOILET, CUTTING HEAD. DX; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sinks
PT GOT PUSHED IN SCHOOL HIT HEAD ON BATHROOM SINK* DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT WITH HEAD LAC, JUMPED OFF BATHROOM SINK AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT AT DAY CARE WHEN A WOODEN SINK FELL STRUCK ONTOP OF HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2008Age: 3 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OUT OF SINK STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR DX CONTUSION TO HEAD ON MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Bathtubs or showers
GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB AND STRUCK THE SINK - LAC TOHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sinks
PLAYING IN BATHROOM SINK AND WAS FOUND LYING ON HER BACK. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
HIT HEAD ON SINK. DX CONTUSION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/05/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF CERAMIC SINK. D: PERIORBITAL LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
CHI-CLIMBING @ HOME-FELL-HIT A SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
FELL ON SINK AT TARGET;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
5 YO MALE WALKED INTO CORNER OF SINK IN BATHROOM MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2008Age: 5 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
5MO OLD FELL STRIKING HEAD ON SINK FX SKULL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/28/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF SINK AT HOME. D: CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks, Toilets
FELL BETWEEN SINK AND TOILET;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2008Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON CERAMIC SINK FIXTURE IN BATHROOM; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PT WAS SITTING ON THE SINK AND FELL AND HIT THE GROUND. D: CHI, S/P FAL L, SUNUS DISEASE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2008Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON A SINK WHILE IN ER, WHERE BRO. WAS PATIENT. DX-SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PTS MOTHER WAS WASHING HER HAIR IN THE SINK AND FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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