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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 49
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| WITH VENTERICULOPROTENIAL SHUNT (VPS) IN PLACE ACCIDENTALLY HIT SHUNT/ HEAD AGAINT BED, WIT NECK PAIN SICNE>>RULE OUT VPS MALFUNCTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| H/O CP, HCP, SHUNT, HAS HEADACHE, MILD DIZZINESS, RECALLS BANGING HEAD AGAINST WALL AT SCHOOL, NO LOC, ONSET OF HEADACHE;SHUNT HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Fences or fence posts |
| 25 YO SHUNT PATIENT HAS HEADACHE D/T HITTING HEAD ON WOODEN FENCE 2 DAY S AGO, FELT STUNNED; SHUNT HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BEING LIFTED BY HOME HEALTH WORKERS IN A *** LIFT AND FELL TO CARPET ED FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 17 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| SITTING ON EXAM TABLE TO HAVE BLOOD W/D, SYNCOPED&FELL HITTING FACE ONT O THE FLR>> CHI/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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