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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 16-25 years old - Year 2004 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 150
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Date: 08/09/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT WAS STANDING UNDER ELEVATOR DOOR, OPERATOR PRESSED BUTTON AND FREIGH T ELEVATOR DOOR CAME DOWN, HIT PTS HEAD WHILE AT BALLPARK, CONT. HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
RAN INTO ELEVATOR WALL. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Laundry baskets
DX CONCUSSION: ENTERING ELEVATOR SIDEWAYS WITH LAUNDRY BASKET, DOOR CLOSED ON BACK OF HEAD/NECK AND PT HIT HEAD ON DOOR IN FRONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Elevators or other lifts
HIT HEAD ON A METAL OBJECT IN AN ELEVATOR ON 12/28, NOW WITH HEADACHE A ND BLURRY VISION. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, MIGRAINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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