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Accidents - Tombstones or grave markers - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 660
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Leg:150Foot:145
All Of Body:129Head:82
Knee:68Face:67
Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/08/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
PT WAS WALKING IN CEMETERY ABOUT 35 MIN AGO. 2 IN. LAC (R) KNEE. AFTER FALLING ON HEADSTONE. DX: LAC (R) KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
17YOM FELL WHILE WALKING & HIT FACE ON GRAVE. ETOH (+) DX: ABRASION (L) CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
PATIENT DEPRESSED AND HAS SUICIDE IDEATION. +ETOH. STATED HE SLEPT ON M OTHER'S TOMBSTONE. D: EOTH INTOXICATION, DEPRESSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
PT WAS PLAYING AT THE CEMETARY AND A TOMBSTONE FELL ONTO PTS HEAD. D: OPEN SKULL FRACTURE / LEFT ELBOW SWELLING / LACERATION TO EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/14/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
LUMBAR STRAIN - 38 YOM TRIPPED OVER MOTHER'S GRAVE INJURING LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
ABRASION/CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG FELL OFF A TOMBSTONEWHEN SHE WAS PLAYING AND SCRAPED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
PT WAS AT GRAVE SITE WITH GRANDPARENTS AND HIS COUSIN WAS CRAWLING ON THE GRAVE STONES AND ONE FELL STRUCKING PT IN THE FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Tombstones or grave markers, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
46 YOM WAS CUTTING AROUND TOMBSTONE AT CEMETERY WITH MANUAL TRIMMER; TH EREAFTER DEVELOPED ALLERGIC RHINITIS. ALLERGIC RHINITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
TOMBSTONE TIPPED OVER AND FELL ON CHILDS LEFT LOWER LEG WHILE AT THE CEMETARY. D: FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA / FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
PATIENT DROPPED A TOMBSTONE ON FOOT AT CEMETARY. DX: CONTUSION TO LEF T FOOT AND TOES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
79YOF-FRACTURE LOWER LEG-TRIPPED OVER A TOMBSTONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
92YOF-CONTUSION TO HEAD-FELL AT CEMETARY-HIT HEAD ON GRAVESTONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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