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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,700
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT EAR CONTUSION.PT FELL ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR;DX LACERATED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| EAR LAC-FELL TO FLOOR @ ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL TO FLOOR IN GARAGE DX: LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| ELEVATED CREATININE KINASE:R/O RHABDOMYOLYSIS, S/P FALL:1.5 CM LAC. LT EAR:FOUND ON FLOOR IN BEDROOM, LAC. LT EAR, UNSURE HOW LONG ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF AN EAR BY FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| GOT DIZZY WHILE WALKING AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX. SYNCOPE, EAR LACERATION, HEAD INJURY AND CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| GOT UP TO GO THE BATHROOM WHEN NOTICED RIGTH LEG GETTING HEAVIER CAUSIN G HIM TO FALL STIKING SIDE OF HEAD&CRAWLED ONTO FLOORASKIN4HELP>EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR FROM APPARENT FALL WITH SOME SKIN TEARS TO RT ARM & A SMALL LACERATION TO THE RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| 38 YOM FELL AT GYM TODAY HITTING LEFT EAR ON FLOOR SUSTAINING A PERFORA TED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF AN EAR BY FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON KITCHEN FLOOR DX: LAC LT OUTER EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Scales |
| 72 YO LOST BALANCE ON SCALE FELL STRUCK EAR ON FLOOR LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELL OUT OF BED TO FLOOR AT HOME HIT HEAD AND LAC RT EAR LACERATION RT EAR, CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT SLIPPED AND FELL ON TILE FLOOR; EAR LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL STRUCK RIGHT EAR ON A TILE FLOOR AT HOME LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS SITTING ON THE BED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING EAR SUSTAINED AN EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL ON FLOOR IN BATHROOM INJURED EAR DX// RIGHT EAR LAC SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Beds or bedframes |
| 2 YO FELL OFF BED STRIKING EAR ON FLOOR LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Benches |
| 10YOM SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR IN THE LOCKER ROOM AT CAMP, STRUCK EAR ON A BENCH;EAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND AT HOME, HIT HER LEFT EAR, SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR. DX-LEFT EAR HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Sinks |
| 6 YO MALE SLIPPED ON FLOOR AND HIT RIGHT EAR ON CORNER OF SINK LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| DX TRAUMATIC PERFORATION, L TM: C/O HITTING HEAD AND L EAR ON FLOOR AFTER FALL TO FLOOR W WRESTLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD A MECHANCIAL FALL TO FLOOR, LACERATION OF LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON A WET FLOOR AND CUT OPEN L EAR. DX. LAC L EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Insect induced injuries |
| AT SISTERS HOUSE PT SLEPT ON FLOOR,FELT BUG CRAWL INTO R EAR DX FOREIGN BODY - EAR- REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PLAYING AND FELL STRUCK LEFT EAR ON THE FLOOR AT HOME LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Tables |
| 14 YO MALE FELL AT CASINO IN POOL AREA ON WET FLOOR AND HIT HEAD ON TABLE EDGE - EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Rugs or carpets |
| H/O EAR TUBES, PT FELL APPROX 2 FT ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AND HIT EAR, NOW W/DRAINAGE FROM EAR; ACUTE RIGHT OTITIS MEDIA, OTORRHEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR. DX; 1 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT E AR, THROUGH AND THROUGH. CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| 5 YO MALE HAS PIECE OF KITCHEN FLOOR IN RIGHT EAR F/B EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| 73 YO SLIPPED FELL ON FLOOR INJURED EAR LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON WET FLOOR AT POOL AREA AND LACERATED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Rugs or carpets |
| DIZZY AND FELL AND STRUCK HAND ON CARPETED FLOOR LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS A ND PAIN NEAR EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER TO THE BATHROOM AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRI KING EAR ON THE TILE FLOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR;DX LACERATED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Doors |
| SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR, FELL, STRUCK EAR ON DOOR DX: CONTUSION EAR, PINN A LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Tables |
| EAR LAC-FELL ON FLOOR-EAR HIT TABLE LEG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LIVES IN GROUP HOME AND FELL ON FLOOR CUTTING EAR DX: LACERATION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES LEGS GAVE OUT & PT FELL ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Alcohol |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED AT HOME BAC 230 AND FELL TO THE FLOOR SUSTAINED AN EAR LACERATION ADMITTED FOR ETOH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Tables |
| PT SLIPPED ON FLOOR AND HIT EAR ON NIGHT STAND. DX: L PINNA LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| NURSING HOME PT FELL TO FLOOR CAUSED LAC TO L EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| 83YOM WAS AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY FELL,HITTING EAR ON FLOOR,INJURING EAR; EAR ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| EAR LAC-FELL ON BATHROOM FLOOR-CUT ON EAR ON UNKNOWN OBJECT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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