Accidents - Tools - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,317
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	152
Year 2001:	85
Year 2002:	122
Year 2003:	153
Year 2004:	224
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	416
Year 2007:	165
Year 2008:	204
Year 2009:	487
Year 2010:	214

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
18 YO F TREE BEING CUT DOWN AT HOME, FELL WRONG WAY HIT PT IN HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
23 Y/O WM CUT HEAD WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER, RECEIVED LACERATION TO HEAD *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 22 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: Tools
22 YO M CUTTING A TREE DOWN, IT FELL ON HIM. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 19 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: Tools
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HAD PIECE HIT RT EYE DX:TRUAMATIC HYMPHEMA RT EYE. CHI, LAC RT LOWER EYE LID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS AT SCHOOL WHEN A CONSTRUCTION TYPE TOOL FELL FROM ONE STORY DOWN ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
SWUNG POST HOLE DIGGERR TOO HIGH & A PC STRUCK R SIDE OF HEAD DX SCALP LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	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: Tools
@ HOME HELPING DAD CUT DOWN A TREE & LIMB FELL ON HIS HEAD & R SHOULDER DX CONTUSION LAC SCALP, CONTUSION/ABRASION NECK & SHOULDER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
HIT IN HEAD WHEN END OF POST HOLE DIGGER FLIPPED BACK SCALP LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 22 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: Fracture
Product: Tools
CUTTING TREE, BRANCH BROKE, FELL DX: SKULL FX WITH PNEUMOCEPHALUS, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
CUTTING WOOD AT HOME , LOG FLEW AND HIT PT IN HEAD DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE DOWN AT HOME WHEN A LIMB FELL OUT OF TREE AND HIT PATIENT ON TOP OF HEAD. DX. HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 18 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: Tools
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WHEN A PIECE OF THE BRANCH CAME BACK AND STRUCK HI M IN FOREHEAD. NO LOC. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 22 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: Tools
CUTTING A TREE THAT STRUCK PT'S HEAD, NO LOC, +BLEEDING, MODIFIED TRAUM A>>SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 23 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: Tools
CUTTING TREES, ONE FELL AND HIT HIM IN HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 25 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: Tools
DX LAC SCALP: C/O HITT'G SELF IN HEAD WITH POLE POUNDER. APPROX 3CM LAC TO SIDE OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 20 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: Tools
SCALP LAC/20YOM AT HOME WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTIN G WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 24 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: Tools
DX 3CM SIMPLE HEAD LAC - REPAIRED/POLE DRIVER INJ: WAS POUNDING POLES W POLE DRIVER AT HOME WHEN POLE DRIVER KICED BACK AND LAC PT'S HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 23 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: Tools, Fences or fence posts
DX SCALP LAC: DIGGING POST HOLES FOR HIS FENCE AND THE POST HOLE DIGGER HIT HIM ON THE HEAD DURING ONE OF THE DOWNWARD STROKES. PT LOC > 3 SEC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PT STATES FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A POLE DRIVER DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Ladders
21YOM C/O HEAD PAIN AFTER A TOOL FELL OFF LADDER & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD AT HOME. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 22 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: Tools
CLOSED HEAD INJURY-SPLITTING WOOD HIT BY LARGE PIECE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
16 Y/O M INJURED TOP OF HEAD WHEN USING POST HOLE DIGGER AT HOME. DX; MILD CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
HIT IN HEAD BY POST HOLE DIGGER 2 DAYS AGO, HAD LOC, CONTINUES W HEADAC HES/ CONCUSSION W/LOC , HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 18 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: Tools
HIT IN HEAD WITH POST DRIVER DX CHI, NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	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: Tools
22YOM CUTTING TREE BRANCH BROKE LANDED ON HEAD LAC HEAD BLUNT HEAD TRA UMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 20 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: Tools
PT WAS INJURED WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER DX: 1CM X 1CM STELATE HEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 16 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: Tools
LAC SCALP - HIT ON HEAD BY POST DRIVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 25 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: Tools
DX HEAD LACERATION: HIT HEAD ON PICKET POUNDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
PATIENT HIT TOP OF HEAD WITH POST HOLE DIGGER ACCIDENTALLY. DX-LACERATION SCAPL 8CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
KNOT ON FOREHEAD, HIT ON POST DRIVER DX: CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	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: Tools
DX SCALP LACERATION: HIT HEAD ON POST HOLE DIGGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
CHI. PT DROPPED A WRENCH ONTO HEAD IN GARAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
HIT IN HEAD BY POST DRIVER DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
CHI.PT FELL IN SCHOOL AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL TOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
HIT ON HEAD WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER ACCIDENTALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	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: Tools
SCALP LACERATION, MILD CHF, CUTTING TREES DOWN IN HIS OWN YARD, HIT A SNAG IN TREE, LIMB FELL DOWN, HIT PT IN HEAD UNKNOWN PRODUCT USED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH POST HOLE POUNDER, HAD LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS; CONCUSSION, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	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: Tools
PT IN GARAGE WHEN TOOLS FELL DOWN ON HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
TRIPPED ON AND FELL ON TOOLS DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Fences or fence posts
HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH FENCE POST DRIVER WHILE POUNDING IN POSTS AT HOME . DX: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
PT SUSTAINED BLOW TO SIDE OF HEAD WITH LARGE METAL TOOL IN SCHOOL METAL SHOP. D: SOFT TISSUE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tools
PT GRINDING PIECE OF METAL HIT PATIENT IN HEAD, OPEN SKULL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
24 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT ACCIDENTLY GOT HIT IN THE HEAD W/POST HOLE DIG GERS @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	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: Tools
17 Y/O M INJURED TOP OF HEAD WHEN POST POUNDER HE WAS USING SLIPPED AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2000	Age: 24 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: Tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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