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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 514
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | 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: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT C/O HAMMER FELL OFF CUPBOARD AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT STATES HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON HEAD WITH HAMMER. D:SCALP LACERATION, EPISTAXIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Fences or fence posts |
| USING A FENCE POST SLIDE HAMMER AT HOME, SLIPPED OFF POST AND STRUCK TOP OF HIS HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/HAMMER.DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | 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: Hammers |
| USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND PART OF IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT SIDE OF HEAD, C UT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 18 YOF HIT SELF IN HEAD W/ HAMMER LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX SCALP ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT DROPPED A HAMMER ON HIS HEAD DX: MILD CONCUSSION + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A SLEDGHAMMER DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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