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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,160
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 2 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: Fire extinguishers |
| 2 YOM HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FALL ONTO HIS HEAD, CUTS TO NOSE, & UPPER LIP- BRUISE TO FOREHEAD. DX; MINOR CHI, ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 14 MO M FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON HIM;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 3 YO M HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX: SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 5 YO M TRIPP HIT HEAD AGAINST FIRE EXTINGUISHER---NO FD INVOLVEMENT LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT RUNNING AT *** AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER LACERATION SCALP 4YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL AND HIT HEAD AT LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE HEAD CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF WALL AND HIT PTS HEAD. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK, HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS @ SCHOOL HIT HEAD ONTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOW WITH LACERATION. DX HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PULLED FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFF WALL;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON EXTINGUISHER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | 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: Fire extinguishers, Refrigerators |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 2 YO MALE SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN A FIRE EXTING UISHER FELL OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATON ONTO CHILD - NO LOC - ALSO LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FELL ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DX; LAC. SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CHI, CUT SCALP, FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | 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: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF WALL/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2005 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON HEAD AT DAYCARE. SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Vacuum cleaners |
| MOM RETRIEVED VACUUM FROM CLOSET AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL & HIT PT IN HEAD. DX: CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FELL IN *** STORE & HIT FACE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ACUTE LACLT EYEBROW & HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT C/O FIE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON HIS HEAD AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2005 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT *** YESTERDAY, HAS KNOT O N FOREHEAD; MINOR HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LACERATION HEAD - 5 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL AT SCHOOL HITTING HIS HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| WAS IN *** HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONT. HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| 3 Y.O. B MALE W/CHI. PT WAS IN A CLOTHING STORE & A FIRE EXTINGUISHER F ELL OFF OF THE WALL & STRUCK PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2003 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: HIT TOP OF HEAD ON METAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDLE .5 CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Slides or sliding boards |
| PT SEEN FOR HAED LAC AFTER SLIDING DOWN A SLIDE STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HE AD ON A FIRE EXTINGUSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUNCTURE WOUN D SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT HIT HEAD AGAINST A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 13 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: Fire extinguishers |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ONTO HEAD AT HOME (NO FI RE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2001 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2000 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2000 | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2000 | Age: 4 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: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2000 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2000 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/1999 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/1999 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/1998 | Age: 4 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/1998 | Age: 4 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/1997 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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