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Accidents - Paper products - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 715
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Date: 12/31/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paper products, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT BENT TO PICK UP PIECE OF PAPER AND FELL AGAINST BUREAU. DX: 18CM SCALP LAC, DIZZINESS, VERTIGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products, Containers
FIGHTING WITH BROTHER, KNOT ON FOREHAD AFTER BEING HIT WITH BABY WIPE CONTAINER - DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paper products
6 YO M SLIPPED ON PAPER FELL STRUCK HEAD CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products
BENT DOWN TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER AND HIT HEAD. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY, ORE HEAD LACERATION, NASAL AND HAND CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products
PT. WENT TO GET THE NEWSPAPER AT 4 AM, TRIPPED ON SOME WOOD ON PATH AND PT. FELL HITTING HEAD.NO LOC. DX. LT. FRONTOPARIATIAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/29/2003Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paper products
SCALP LAC, PT SLIPPED ON NEWSPAPERS STRIKING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PT HAD BINDER FULL OF PAPER FALL ON HEAD AT SCHOOL. CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products
BOX OF PAPER FELL ONTO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products
PT WAS PICKING UP HIS NEWSPAPER OFF THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME WHEN HE FELL F ORWARD STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paper products, Beds or bedframes
SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND HIT HEAD ON HEADBOARD 2 DAYS AGO. DX. H EAD TRAUMA WITH ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paper products, Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT AT NURSING HOME FELL WHEN USING WALKER AND LE ANING OVER TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER - LOST BALANCE AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2003Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products
PT HIV POSITIVE- WAS BENDING OVER IN THE DRIVEWAY TO GET HER NEWSPAPER FELL STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUBDURAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/11/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products
75 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT WAS GETTING HIS NEWSPAPER, LOST BALANCE & FELL @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products
PT GETTING HER NEWSPAPER FROM THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME FELL FORWARD STRIKIN G HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products
PT GETTING HIS MAIL WHEN HE FELL ON HIS DRIVEWAY CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paper products
HEAD LAC-SLIPPED-FELL ON ICE-GETTING HIS NEWSPAPER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paper products, Doors
PATIENT SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR AT SCHOOL, LOS S OF CONSCIOUSNESS; HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Paper products
PT HITTING SELF IN HEAD, CUT SELF ON CHIN WITH PAPER PLATE. DX PSYCH EVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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