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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT AT HOME WHEN A HURRICANE SHUTTER FELL ONTO HEAD KNOCKED HIM OUT CO NCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 32 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| 32 YOF WAS HIT ON HEAD BY LARGE AWNING AT RESTAURANT CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 48 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HAD CANOPY HIT HER AND CAUSE HER TO FALL BACKWARD HITTING SIDE OF HE AD. NO LOC. D: CERVICAL/LUMBAR STRAIN, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| WALKED INTO A SHUTTER. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WALKING AROUND THE SIDE OF HER HOUSE AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON A MET AL AWNING LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STS LEANING ON WOOD AWNING,IT COLLAPSED,HIT PT IN NECK,PT FELL, DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY,BACK PAIN,MUSCLE STRAIN,NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 19 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: Other |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PATIENT STATED HE GOT HIT ON THE HEAD WITH AN ALUMINUM AWNING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 19 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| DX LWBS: (CHI) HIT IN HEAD AWNING: UNDER AWNING TRYING TO FIX IT & PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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