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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 933
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT FELL AGAINST AN ATM MACHINE WHILE WALKING OUT OF MD'S OFFICE, HIT HE AD, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 32 YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD BY SIGN THAT FELL OFF BUSINESS CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH A PARKING SIGN. DX HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| WIND BLEW SIGN AND HIT 58 YO FEMALE IN HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON HAND DRYER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 68 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: Public equipment |
| PT PULLED THE LEVER ON TOWEL DISPENSER AND COVER FELL ON PTS HEAD, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 38 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: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 38 YO M LACERATION TO HEAD HIT ON SIGN AT *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT INJURED RT FRONTAL SCALP WHEN SHE WAS LEANING FORWARD AT THE STORE & HIT HER HEAD ON DISPLAY HANGER. DX - SUPERFICIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON A METAL DISPLAY AT A SHOPPING CENTER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT AT THE SHELL FACTORY IN THE BATHROOM AND SLIPPED STRUCK HEAD ON THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 7 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: Public equipment |
| RUNNING AND RAN INTO SIGN;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 18 YO FEMALE WALKED INTO CEMENT SUPPORT BEAM CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 3 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: Public equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON *** MACHINEDX: CHI - MINOR DX: CHI - MINOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FELL OFF A SHELF IN A STORE AND HIT HEAD ON A SIGN. DX SCALP LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 3 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: Public equipment |
| 3 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON PARKING METER LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 8 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: Public equipment |
| PATIENT BANGED HEAD ON DISPLAY SHELF WHILE WALKING AT ***, DAZED ATFIRS T; HEAD INJURY,FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM A METAL SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 63 YOM WAS AT *** STATION, BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND HIT HEA D ON A METAL SIGN SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WREATH STAND FELL IN STORE AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 5 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: Public equipment |
| A SIGN FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD BY ***, NO LOC; HEAD INJURY, MUSCLE SPAS M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK BY A FALLING SIGN. DX ;HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 15 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CONT HEAD ON STORE SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF CONVEYOR BELT AT HOME INJURING HEAD. DX; SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| BROUGHT IN FOR EVALUATION STATUS POST WITNESS SEIZURE LIKE ACTIVITIES W ITH SUBSEQUENT FALL WITH IMPACT TO THE HEAD IN TELE-BOOTH>>SDH/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| A PLASTIC PRICE TAG FELL ONTO PTS HEAD. D: CONTUSION / PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 85 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: Public equipment |
| PT BENT OVER TO STRAIGHTEN A SIGN AND FELL. DX: HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT FELL ON A CONVEYOR BELT AT THE AIRPORT AND STRUCK HEAD - CONTUSION T O HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 16 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: Public equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| AT *** MALL WITH SISTER, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON METAL RING TH AT CIRCLES A TREE, 3 MIN SEIZURE AFTER, VOMIT;HEAD INJURY, CONTUISO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 86 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: Public equipment |
| ELBOW, HEAD AND COCCYX CONTUSION FOLLOWING SLIP AND FALL: SLIPPED ON ICE, HIT HEAD OFF PARKING METER ON WAY TO DENTIST OFFICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| 67 YO FEMALE FELL INTO ATM MACHINE AND THEN TO FLOOR AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 21 YO MALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON METAL DIVIDER IN PARKING LOT CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 64 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: Public equipment |
| CHI-FELL-HEAD HIT VENDING MACHINE-@ A BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 36 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WAS AT A MALL, A SIGN FELL OFF THE WALL, HIT PT CAUISNG A CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 4 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: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT PLAYING ON A DISPLAY AND FELL OFF AT *** SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO S CALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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