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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,095
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
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: 10/12/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Batteries |
| PT HEARING AIDE BATTERY STUCK IN EAR DX// FB LEFT EAR |
| 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: 10/10/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT W/ COMPLEX PMHX. BEING MOVED FROM CHAIR W/ A *** LIFT WHEN HE SLIDOU T ONTO FLOOR. STRUCK LOWER BACK AND HEAD. DX LOWER BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Soccer |
| 23 YOM WAS PLAYING SOCCER AND GOT STRUCK IN THE MOUTH, WEARS BRACES AND PIECE OF BRACES PUNCTURED PART OF LOWER LIP |
| 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: 06/09/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Swimming |
| GOT CAST SOAKED WHILE SWIMMING IN POOL AT HOME .DX CAST COMPLICATION, F OREARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Tables |
| GIVING BLOOD @ SCHOOL, AFTER GETTTING UP FELT DIZZY&SYNCOPED & FELL HIT ITNG CHIN ON A TABLE, NO OBVIOUS INJURIES>> SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers |
| HAND FRACTURE, GOT SPLINT WET IN SHOWER. DX CAST COMPLICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Jewelry |
| TONGUE RING STUCK IN BRACES DX: FB TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 20 years | 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: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Amusement attractions |
| H/O NEUROLOGY ILLNESS WITH *** PUMP,C/O GENERALIZED MUSCLE SPASMAFTER G OING A RIDE @ AMUSMENT PARK>> *** PUMP MALFUNCTION/DL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Clothing accessories |
| PT STUCK HAND IN PURSE AND STUCK FINGER WITH *** . DX; FINGER PUNCTURE URE |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Basketball |
| 16 YOF'S TONGUE GOT STUCK IN HER TEETH BRACES, AFTER BEING HIT BY A BASKETBALL, DURING A GAME. DX: DENTAL TRAUMA, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Basketball |
| GOT HIT IN MOUTH WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL, LIP CAUGHT ON BRACES. DX LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| VP SHUNT PATIENT WITH H/O SEIZURES, HAVING TYPICAL SEIZURE AT SCHOOL, F ELL DOWN DURING ICTAL PERIOD HITTING HEAD ON ON FLOOR; HEAD INJ, SEIZUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, First aid equipment |
| PT HAD LOCAL REACTION TO *** WITH *** ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| 16 YOM WITH RT LEG BRACE WAS TRYING TO GET FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED, USING CRUTCHES, FELL- BRACE HAS SHIFTED- PUS FROM PINS. DX: ORTHO CLINI |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| @ MD OFF, GETTING A VACCINE, SOF LH, F/B SYNCOPE&FELL OFF EXAM TABLE HI TTING FACE ONTO WALL> NASAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Washing machines |
| PATIENT WITH PACEMAKER RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK YESTERDAY WHEN WORKING ON HIS WASHING MACHINE, CHEST PAIN OVER AREA OF PACER SINCE; CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Baseball |
| HIT IN FACE W/BASEBALL BAT X3 DAYS, TOOTH REPLACED & SPLINTED, NOW PAIN FROM TOOTH SPLINT FALLING OFF; DENTAL DISORDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Toilets |
| R GREAT TOE CONTUSION: ***T AT LOCAL HOSPITAL TRANSFERRING PT FROM HOSP ITAL BED TO BEDSIDE COMMODE, COMMODE ON PT'S TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, General purpose household cleaners |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLYSPILLED FLOOR STRIPPER DOWN IN CAST DX CHEMICAL BURN TO RT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| PT IN JAIL WITH A HALO TRACTION DEVICE FELL OUT OF BED TO THE FLOOR STR IKING THE DEVICE AND DISLOCATED THE BOLTS FROM HER SKULL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Pillows |
| TRACH PATIENT WENT TO SLEEP AND WOKE WITH BLOOD ON HER PILLOW, HANDS, P ANTS, BLEEDING FROM AROUND TRACH;TRACHEOSTOMY BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Containers |
| 21 YO PATIENT W/MULTIPLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS, HAS PACEMAKER, HAS FLUTTERIN G CHEST PAIN, CAME ON AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOXES; CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Track and field |
| PATIENT HAVING X2 WEEK FEMUR PAIN SINCE RUNNING TRACK IN GYM CLASS, PRE VIOUS BENIGN CYST SURGERY WITH ROD PLACEMENT; FEMUR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Clothing accessories |
| PUNCTURE R RING FINGER; PT WAS CLEANING TEETH @ CCC WHEN INSTRUMENT SLI PPED POKING THROUGHT GLOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers |
| HAS CAST ON LEG, GOT WET IN SHOWER DX LLE FX, CAST REPLACEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 21 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: Concussion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT, WHO HAS STAPLES IN HEAD DUE TO HEAD INJURY YESTERDAY, HIT HEAD ON D ESK IN AREA OF STAPLES. NAUSEA. D:POST-CONC. SYNDROME, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT SLIPPED IN BATHTUB CAUSING CAST ON LEG TO GET WET DX:WET CAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Balloons |
| PATIENT PLACED A CONDOM CONTAINING LATEX ON BOYFRIEND AND TOUCHED FACE, THEN HAD FACIAL SWELLING, ALSO HANDLED BALLOONS YESTERDAY; ALLERGIC RX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, First aid equipment |
| PATIENT WITH EXTERNALIZED SHUNT TRIED NEW ADHESIVE DRESSING, NOW WITH S WOLLEN EAR, HIVES ON NECK, ITCHING; ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX CONTUSION RT ANKLE/FOOT AND FX RT BIMALLEOLAR - S/P PT WITH WALKING BOOT AND CRUTCHER HAD CUTCH BREAK AND HE FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps |
| ROD PLACEMENT IN BACK 3 YEARS AGO, BACK PAIN WITH INCREASED WALKING UP/ DOWN STAIRS, DANCING, EXERCISE; BACK PAIN VS FX OF RODS VS UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PICC LINE WAS CHANGED BY FATHER USING PLIER, TO FLUSHED IT OUT, LATER T HE LINE FELL OFF " PICC LINE MALFUNCTION/REPLACEMENT" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT SCRATCHING SKIN INSIDE CAST WITH PLASTIC PART FROM BLINDS WHEN PART OF IT BROKE OFF INSIDE CAST, PAIN IN FOOT, ODOR; CELLULITS W/FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Soaps |
| PATIENT HAVING SEX WHEN CONDOM BROKE 3 DAYS AGO, HAVING BURNING WHEN US ING SOAP, VAGINAL ITCHING; VAGINITIS, STD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Exercise |
| PT IS AN INMATE IN THE JAIL HAD SUTURES PLACED IN RIGHT FOREARM TWO DAY S AGO AND OPENED THE SUTURES UP WHILE DOING PUSHUPS- WOUND DEHISSENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs |
| PT AT DR'S OFFICE, PASSED OUT WHILE GETTING BLOOD DRAWN, STARTED SHAKIN G WHILE SITTING IN CHAIR DX: SYNCOPE VS. SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Poles |
| SHUNT PATIENT HAVING SEIZURE WITH HEADACHE, HIT HEAD ON POLE YESTERDAY; POSSIBLE VP SHUNT MALFUNCTION, SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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