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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 451
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| WAS SHOVELING OFF DRIVEWAY AND FELL HIT HEAD IS ON *** DX- SCALPLAC CHI |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD, +CONFUSIO N BY WIFE, NO LOC>>CONCUSSION/CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CONCUSSION-LS STRAIN-FELL ON ICY PAVEMENT WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX: SDH, CERVICAL STRAIN, SCALP LAC 8 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 20 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW, FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE GROUND, NO LOC, C/O HEADACHE/DIZZINESS>>CLOSED HEAD INJ/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI-SCALP LAC-SIBLING HIT PT W/ ICE SCRAPER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 3 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD BY ANOTHER CHILD WITH PLASTIC HANDLE OF SNOW SHOVEL. HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 2 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER A SNOW SHOVEL FELL ON HIM WHILE PLAYING IN THE YARD* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH A ICE SCRAPER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| FATHER AND BROTHER WERE SHOVELING SNOW; PATIENT INADVERTENTLY WAS HIT O N THE HEAD. LACERATION OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| SCALP ABR. PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW WHEN HE WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Sleds |
| PT WAS ON SLED WITH SIBLING FELL OFF IN YARD HIT HEAD ONTO SNOW SHOVEL. DX HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: HEAD INJ ,CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 51 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SNOW SHOVEL FELL FROM ROOF AND HIT HEAD. DX: HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 43 YOM FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW HITTING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINING CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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