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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:175
6-15 years old:6
50+ years old:49

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/02/2003Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
HEAD TRAUMA-FELL FORWARD-HIT HEAD ON WOODEN CLOTHES DRYING RACK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS HEAD FROM STRIKING A CLOTHES RACK AT A STORE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Poles
60 YOM RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE POLE LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Lawn mowers
SCALP LAC-MOWING THE LAWN-A THOME-HIT HEAD ON A CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHI WHEN CLOTHES RACK FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2003Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD AFTER HITTING HEAD AGAINST CLOTHES RACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FATHER STATES PT FELL HITTING A CLOTHES RACK DX; FOREHEAD LAC 2CM MILD CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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