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Accidents - Drinking fountains - Year 2009 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/17/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
11 YO M HIT HEAD ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON WATER COOLER. DX: GI BLEED, HEAD LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/17/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT BANGED HEAD ON SIDE OF DRINKING FOUNTAIN. DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
HIT HEAD ON THE WATER FOUNTAIN. HI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT WAS AT PARK AND FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN. NO LOC LEFT W/O BEING SEEN. DX CHI
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/18/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
DRINKING OUT OF DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL STRAIGHTENED UP STRIKING HE AD ON DOOR OF CUPBOARD THAT WAS OPENED DX CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT FELT DIZZY AT STORE, WENT TO DRINKING FOUNTAIN TO GET DRINK AND FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD, NOW JERKING ARMS, SLOW SPEECH; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation

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