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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 465
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| LEFT KNEE INJURY FROM TOMBSTONE FALLING ON LEG. DX-ACUTE LEFT KNEE INJURY WITH CONTUSION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 12 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: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN A GRAVEYARD W/ FRIENDS WHEN THEY KNOCKED A TOMBSTONE ONTO HIS HIPS/ABD. IMMED LIFTED OFF. PAIN IN PELVIS. DX MULT PELVIC FXS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| WAS PLAYING IN CEMETARY AND RAN INTO A TOMBSTONE HAS LAC TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 13 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: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 13Y/O,F,TRIPPED ON GRAVE STONE AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE, MILD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 76YOM WAS AT THE CEMETARY CLEANING OFF TWO GRAVESTONES,ACCIDENTLY INJURED LEFT FOREARM;FOREARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT AT GRANDFATHERS FUNERAL WHEN HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON A TO MBSTONE AT THE CEMETARY. HAS DEEP LAC TO FORHEAD. NO LOC. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| AT CEMETARY, PASSED OUT FALLING BACKWARDS, STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON GRAVE MARKER DX: LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD, HELD FOR OBSERVATION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| AT GRAVEYARD WITH FAMILY, LOOSE TOMBSTONE FELL ON LEG. DX LOWER LEG FRA CTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 17 months | 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: Tombstones or grave markers, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS VISITING GRANDFATHERS GRAVE WITH PARENTS. SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP FLOWER AND FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON TOMBSTONE. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT WAS AT GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL AND HAD A SYNOPAL EPISODE AND HIT FACE ON GRANDMOTHER'S TOMBSTONE. D: CHI, NASAL BONE FX, FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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