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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 850
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| WHILE PLAY WRESTLING WITH FRIEND PT SCRAPED HEAD AGAINST A FENCE. D: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| BACKSEAT PASSENGER IN HEAD ON MVA. HIT FENCE. RESTRAINTS UNKNOWN. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA/ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT HIT IN HEAD WITH A FENCE POST AT HOME. DX: 1 INCH LACERATION TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY GATE AT SCHOOL, NOW HAS HEADACHE, DIZZY; CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 20 Y/O M C/O JUMPED OVER FENCE. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN/CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| HIT ON HEAD BY FENCE GATE DX CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 17 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN LAMB DRAGGED HER INTO FENCE POST AT FAIR. DX; HEAD CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FOOLING AROUND WITH GIRLFRIEND & HIT HEAD ON GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RUNNING FROM POLICE HIT HEAD ON A FENCE DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 23 YOF - MVC, REST DRIVER, LOST CONTROL AND HIT FENCE, + ETOH, NO LOCDX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, CERVICAL NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT WAS STANDING NEAR A FENCE WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK. DX-HEADACHE, RINGING IN EARS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT HIT HEAD ON BARBED WIRE. WAS WALKING & NOT LOOKING WHERE HE WAS GOING. DX:SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CHI. FELL OFF FENCE ON TO BACK OF HEAD AT A TRACK MEET AT SCHOOL. HAD SZ. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS CLIMBING A FENCE AND FELL OFF HITTING HEAD. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL CLIMBING OVER A FENCE. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, NECK STRAIN, CONT HEAD/R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 17 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT JUMPED OVER FENCE HITTING HEAD DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| MVA UNRESTRAINED DRIVER LOST CONTROL SLID OFF ROAD AND STRUCK A FENCE, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LARGE HEMATOMA TO SCALP. FELL FROM 8 FOOT FENCE ON TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL INTO FENCE HITTING HEAD WHILE INTOXICATED DX; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FALL AFTER JUMPING OVER FENCE LAC TO SCALP HIT ON EDGE OF RUNNING TRACK PAIN LT KNEE +ETOH DX: 1CM SCALP LAC ETOH INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2003 | Age: 25 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Horseback riding |
| PT THROWN FROM HORSE INTO BARBED WIRE FENCE. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION, FACE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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