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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,825
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HEAD WHEN HIT WITH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers |
| TIN CANS FELL ON PTS HEAD YESTERDAY, HEAD INJURY/DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HEAD LAC, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING CAN OF CRACKERS AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT C/O HIT ON HEAD WITH A CAN BY IS BROTHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN A CAN FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 15 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: Metal containers |
| SCALP LAC - HIT IN HEAD WITH A FOOD CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 12 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: Metal containers |
| CHI WHEN FELL OFF METAL BOX WHEN CLIMBING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT C/O STACK OF CANS FELL ON TOP OF PT'S HEAD - C/O DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT C/O LAC. PT HIT HEAD ON MEATAL BREAKER BOX.DX LACERATION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HEAD WHEN FELL ON PAINT CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Doors |
| PT. THREW A TANTRUM ,THEN THREW A FULL CAN OF SODA TOWARDS THE DOOR ,IT WENT UP IN THE AIR AND STRUCK PT. ON THE HEAD. NO LOC. DX. 1.8 LAC SCA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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: Metal containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 29 YOF HIT BY FALLING SHELF AND CANNED GOODS CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers, Tables |
| FULL *** CAN FELL OFF OFF TABLE AND HIT PTS LEFT FOREHEAD. D: HEAD TR AUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT RESTRAINED BACK SEAT PASSENGER IN CAR ACCIDENT, HIT IN BACK OF HEAD BY POP CANS IN CAR, HEAD/NECK PAIN; CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 17 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: Metal containers |
| HIT IN BACK OF HEAD W/ALUMINUM CAN, +LOC, NECK PAIN & HA DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 15 months | 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: Metal containers |
| SCALP LAC-HIT CORNER OF METAL BOX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HIT HEAD ON METAL BOX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | 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: Metal containers |
| REACHING FOR LEMONADE CONTAINER AT STORE-IT FELL-HIT HER HEAD-CLOSED HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HIT HEAD ON A PAINT CAN DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CHI WHEN HIT HEAD ON BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CAN FELL FROM SHELF AND HIT PT ON HEAD. D; LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | 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: Metal containers |
| PLAYING OUTSIDE RUNNING AND RAN INTO A METAL BOX HITTING HEAD/CHEECK. DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT HIT BY CAN WHICH FELL OUT OF PANTRY D:CHI, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers, Counters or countertops |
| PT HAD A METAL CAN OF SHAVING CREAM FALL OFF A COUNTER STRIKING HIM IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HEAD ON HAIR SPRAY CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 12 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: Metal containers |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP WHEN HIT BY AN UNSPECIFIED CAN AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WAS PLAYING AT THE PARK AND A CAN WAS THROWN BY COUSIN AND IT HIT PT ON HEAD. D: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 8 YOWM ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD W/ AN EMPTY COFFEE CAN. DX. SCALP LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN HIT ON A METAL CAN. DX; LAC.SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON METAL BOX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WAS HIT W/COFFEE CAN. DX: SCALP LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 24 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: Metal containers |
| A CAN OF VEG. FELL ON HEAD DX SCALP LAC AND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT GOT HIT WITH A POP CAN FALLING 2 1/2-3FT ONTO LEFT FOREHEAD. DX. CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND STRUCK METAL CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 19 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: Metal containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HIT FOREHEAD ON STEEL CONTAINER ON FLOOR DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT MOTHER DROPPED A CAN OF FORMULA ON PT'S HEAD; SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT RUNNING AT SCHOOL FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE SIDE OF A METAL CONTAINE R LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers, Refrigerators |
| CAN FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR AND HIT BABY IN HEAD;CHI, FACE ABRAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 8 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: Metal containers |
| HIT IN HEAD ACCIDENTALLY WITH AN OIL CAN DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN METAL CAN FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 22 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers |
| WAS HIT IN NOSE WITH A SODA POP CAN DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT FIGHTING WITH HIS BROTHER AT HOME WHO THREW A FULL SODA CAN STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| SCALP CT-AT HOME-HIT W/A FULL SODA CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SMALL CAN OF PEACHES FELL FROM SHELF 3 FEET AND HIT HER IN HEAD. DX. H EADACHE LAST 2 DAYS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC HEAD' HIT ON VIDEO RETURN BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 9 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: Metal containers |
| 9 YOM HIT W/ CAN THROWN BY BROTHER LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT'S BROTHER THREW A COFFE CAN AND HIT PATIENT IN THE HEAD DX: HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY METAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HEAD LAC, PT SUST INJURY WITH A LARGE CAN FALLING FROM A CABINET AT HOM E, C/O PAIN, NO LOC, EYES EOMI, ENT NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 10 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: Metal containers |
| LACERATION OF SCALP - GETTING CANS OUT OF TRUNK, WHEN TRUNK CLOSED ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HEAD ON CAN OF PAINT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT HEAD ON METAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON METAL MILK CAN IN BAR AT HOME WHILE PLAYI. NG. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT SCALP OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON METAL BOX, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL IN KITCHEN AND HIT HIS HEAD ON SOME CANS DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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