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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,167
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 79 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS WALKING BACKWARDS WHEN SHE TRIPPED STRIKING BACK OF HEAD AGAINST A FOUNTAIN CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT RAN INTO MAILBOX YESTERDAY. DX: SUBDURAL HEMATOMA W/MIDLINE SHIFT, ORBITAL WALL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON UNIVERSITY FOUNTAIN. D: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2004 | Age: 27 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: Decorative yard equipment, Ladders |
| AT HOME PUTTING UP XMAS DECORATIONS APPARENTLY FELL FROM THE LADDER INJ URING HEAD FOUND LAYING OUTSIDE...CERBERAL CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 4 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT FELL FROM DAD'S SHOULDERS ONTO CONCRETE FOUNTAIN AT STORE. DX: ICH, IVH R LATERAL VENTRICLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Football |
| PT PLAYING FOOTBALL AT HOME IN HIS YARD RAN INTO A WOODEN MAILBOX SUSTA INED A LACERATYION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CHI, PLAYING OUTSIDE ON PAVED STONES AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BIRD BATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT SCALP LACERATION-GOT HIT BY A STOP SIGN WHILE DELIVERING MAIL BOXES. SUS A 3CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT HAD A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT HIT A MAILBOX. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, MULTIPLE ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/06/2004 | Age: 7 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: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT STARTED TO FALL AND GRABBED ONTO HEAVY CONCRETE FOUNTAIN WHICH BROK E. CONCRETE STRUCK HEAD. D: SCALP LACERATION, ABRASION, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 64 YOF WAS WALKING TO MAILBOX TRIPPED AND SUFFERED LACERATION TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A MAILBOX AND FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 36 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| 36 YOF HAD WIND CHIME FALL ON HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 5 YOM HIT HEAD ON A METAL BIRD HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Bicycles or accessories |
| CHI WHEN FELL ON MAILBOX WHEN RIDING BIKE. NO HELMET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT STANDING ON A FOUNTAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARK FELL OFF STRIKING HEA D CONCUSSION AND SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| BIRD FEEDER FELL ON HEAD/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT RT. HEAD ON MAILBOX DX: LACERATIN RT. SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT AT HOME LAYING DECORATIVE BRICKS IN HER GARDEN WHEN SHE FELL FORWARD STRIKING HEAD ON THE BRICKS CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| MVA UNRESTRAINED DRIVER, LOST CONTROL AND HIT A MAILBOX. NO AIRBAGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS SWUNG BY ARMS / LEGS, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON STEPPING STONE. D: CEREBRAL CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON LANDSCAPING BLOCKS AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. DX. HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT FELL 5FT AT PLAYGROUND LANDING ON WOODCHIPS. DX. HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA - "I WAS CLIPPED BY A CAR,FELL AND HIT MY HEAD ON A MAILBOX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WALKING AT HOME TRIPPED OVER SOEM DECORATIVE LAWN EDGING STRIKING HE AD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 60 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| STATES PUTTING UP A BIRDHOUSE AND FELL ON TOP OF HER HEAD LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT. HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX WHILE RIDING BIKE AT HOME- CUT ON HEAD DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| @ HOME PLAYING NEXT TO CONCRETE FOUNTAIN AND IT FELL OVER ON HER CON A ND ABR TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI-NO LOC-@ DAYCARE-FELL FROM "OVERSIZED MAILBOX"-HIT GYM FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WALKING TO HIS MAILBOX WITHOUT HIS USUAL WALKER AND FELL STRIKING HE AD ON THE DRIVEWAY CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT. FELL ON ICE THIS AM GOING TO MAILBOX AND WOKE UP ON COUCH IN DEN. DX. SUBDURAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 3 YOM TRIPPED OVER A CAST IRON BOOT SCRAPER OUTSIDE HI TTING HIS HEAD, ALSO SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO HIS FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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