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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,043
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 23MOF SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE WAS HIT WITH A WRENCH BY HER 2 YEAR OLD COUSIN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 4 YR F HAD PLIERS HIT HER WHEN THEY FELL ;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 4 YR F HIT WITH WRENCH;DX LACERATEDE SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Bathtubs or showers |
| 2YOM WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY A PAIR OF METAL PLIERS, AT HOME- LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD, HE WAS IN THE SHOWER. DX; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT FIGHTING WITH BROTHER AND BROTHER THREW A PAIR OF PLIERS AT HIS HEA D SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| SIBLING HIT PT IN HEAD WITH PLIERS. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LACERATION HEAD - 5 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH MOTHER - CHILD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HER HEAD WHEN A WRENCH DROPPED ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Stepladders |
| DAD ON STEP LADDER, DROPPED PLIER THAT WAS USING ONTO PT'S HEAD " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH A WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 3 YO BROTHER FOUND METAL WRENCH AND HIT PATIENT IN HEAD IN CAR; SCALP C ONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| WRENCH FELL FROM WINDOW HITTING PT ON HEAD, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 0 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| COMBATIVE PT ASSAULTED TO HEAD WITH A WRENCH, OBVIOUS ETOH, STATES USING CRACK DX:HEAD LACERATION, ETOH/CRACK USE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| BROTHER HIT HER IN HEAD WITH RATCHET DX LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY PLIERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH WRENCH BY SISTER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT ON HEAD BY WRENCH BY ANOTHER CHILD DX CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Other ball sports |
| LAC TO L SIDE OF FOREHEAD.STRUCK SELF W/ WIRE CUTTERS WHEN BALL HIT ELBOW.DX 2.5CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| MOM STATES OLDER CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT PATIENT ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIS BROTHER THREW A WRENCH STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF HEAD DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2001 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2000 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2000 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/1999 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/1999 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/1999 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/1999 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/1999 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/1999 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Bedsprings or bedframes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/1999 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/1998 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/1997 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/1997 | Age: 2 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/1997 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/1997 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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