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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,704
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 16 YO FEMALE - DESK FELL ON PTS HEAD. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI.23YOF HIT HEAD ON A DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 19 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 19YOF, ACC HIT HER HEAD ON A DRESSER, NO LOC, +BLD CTRL'D >>SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 25YOF HIT FOREARM ON DRESSER AT HOME LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 16 YR M FELL OFF DESK;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 16YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER CONCUSSION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 20 YO F, C/O HEADACHE, PASSED OUT IN CLASS AND HIT HEAD ON DESK, DX SYN COPE - VASOVAGAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEAD CONT. 25 YOF WAS DIGGING IN DRESSER DRAWER WHEN A *** CANDLE RO LLED OFF ONTO PTS HIEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Wheelchairs |
| 18 YOF-MOM STATES CHILD WAS SITTING IN A WC,ANOTHER STUDENT PULED WC BA CK CAUSING CHILD TO STRIKE HEAD ON A DESK-BRIEF LOC DX CT HEAD,PROB SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 16 Y/O M HIT HEAD ON DRESSER LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SCALP LAC, 20 YOM FELL INTO CORNER OF A DRAWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 17YOF WAS DIZZINES AND SYNCOPAL EPISODE, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER, LOC DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 18 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 18 YO F FELL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST DRESSER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 16YOM COMING OUT OF THE BATHROOM IN THE DARK WAS STARTLED BY HIS GIRLFR IEND FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST THE DRESSER HIT HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stairs or steps |
| 17YOM WAS MOVING DESK DOWN THE STAIRS AND HIT HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 24 Y FEMALE HIT HEAD ON DRESSER MIRROR WHEN CLEANING DRESSER AT HOME DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 18 Y/O/M WRESTLING WITH FRIEND AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 19 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 19YOF LAC HEAD ON DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 16 YOM FELL ON DRESSER. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, 1 CM LOWER LIP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DESK. LACERATION SCALP W/O COMPLICATON. 24 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 21 YO WF FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER AT HOME CONTUSION SCALP AND HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 20 Y FEMALE MOVING DRESSER, FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 19YOM, MESSING AROUND WITH COUSIN WHEN FELL HITTING HEADO NTO A DRESSER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL/CHI, MILD/L VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY: 21YOM SYNCOPIZED AFTER GIVING BLD ON STAND', FELL & STRUCK FORHEAD ON DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 21 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 21 YO F DONATED PLASMA, FELT BAD, WALKED TO HOSPITAL, PASSED OUT AT REG ISTRATION DESK, HIT HEAD. DX SCALP CONTUSION, HEAT STRESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 18 YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON DRESSER. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 25 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 25YOF HAD A DRESSER AND A LARGE TOOL CHEST FALL ON HER DX: CHI, LEUKOPENIA, MULTIPOLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 16 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Beds or bedframes |
| 16YOM HAD SYNCOPAL SPELL GETTING OUT OF BED AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX. HEAD INJ. TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 22 Y MALE REPORTS HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF HIS DESK AT HOME DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Bags |
| 16YOF TRIPPED ON A BAG AT SCHOOL AT 0900 AND HIT BACK ON DESK C/O PAIN. DX: CHI,LUMBOSACRAL BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 18 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 18YOF HAD SEIZURE, HIT HEAD ON DESK WHEN FELL, NO LOC DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 17YOF BANGED TOP OF HEAD ON DRESSER CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 24 YOF SLIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF A DESK. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 18 YOF INJURED HEAD FROM FALLING OUT OF DESK AT SCHOOL AFTER HAVING A SEIZURE. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 19 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY, BENT OVER @ 0100 AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE DRE SSER DOOR, NO LOC + LAC, .75 CM CLOSED WITH *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 16 YOM CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON THE DESK AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 19 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK HEAD ON DRAWER AND NOW DIZZY,NAUSEATED WITH CLO SED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 24 YR OLD FEMALE HIT HEAD ON BUREAU AND LAC WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 17YOF PT BECAME DIZZY, NAUSEOUS IN CLASS. PT STOOD UP AND PASSED OUT, H IT BACK OF HER HEAD ON A DESK. BRIEF LOC. CONFUSED AFTER. DX CHI W/ SYN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| A 17 YOF FELL OUT OF DESK AT SCHOOL, ONTO TILED FLOOR, HAD BEEN FEELING DIZZY, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Clothing |
| DX CONCUSSION W LOC/POS PREG TEST: 24YOF HIT' HEAD THIS A.M. ON DRESSER & WAK'G UP 10MIN LATER; IN BED REACH' FOR CLOTHES & HIT BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 24 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 24 YR OLD MALE WAS UNDER DESK AND STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON IT WITH HEAD ACHE AND CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 23 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 23YOM, H/O SZ D/O SUFFERED FROM SEIZURE EPISODE&FELL HITTIGN HEAD AGAIN ST A DESK>>CHI/SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Chairs |
| 17YOM HAD SEIZURE AT SCHOOL, SITTING AT DESK, FELL OUT OF CHAIR AND HIT BACK OF HEAD, NOW C/O HEADACHE; SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 24 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON DRESSER WHILE WRESTLING AROUND WITH BROTHER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 21 Y/O/M FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER - GIRLFRIEND STATES PT USED ANGEL DUST DX: HEAD CONTUSION / DRUG ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 24 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 24 YOF HIT HEAD ON DESK SUSTAINING CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 20YOF FELL AND HIT DRESSER DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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