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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,593
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT STRUCK BY TREE LIMB WHILE TRIMMING TREE, SUFFERED CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION HEAD - 90 YOM WAS OUTSIDE TRIMMING THE TREE AND FELL BACKWAR DS HITTING HEAD ON SIDEWALK SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS PRUNING TREE LIMBS, LARGE LIMB STRUCK HEAD. DX-CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 71 YOM, WHO WAS CUTTING TREES DOWN, SOMEHOW A LIMB ROLLED OVER AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING TREES, TREE FELL AND HIT HIM IN HEAD, DX; HEAD LAC PT DID NOT STATE WHAT HE WAS CUTTING WITH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Football |
| PT PLAYING FOOTBALL AT CHURCH HIT A TREE HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Horseback riding |
| PT.INJ.SCALP WHEN RIDING A HORSE IN MTS. & GOT OFF TO MOVE A TREE BRANC H & IT BROKE & HIT PTS. HEAD,NO L.O.C. DX; LAC.SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| ~SCALP CONTUSION: CUTTING TOP OUT OF TREE AT HOME, TOP OF TREE HIT HEAD FEW SECONDS L.O.C., DIZZY, HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts |
| PT LOST CONTROL OF CAR CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THEN A FENCE AND THEN AN OTHER TREE PT HAS MEMORY LOSS DX// CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 67 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: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 7 1/2 CM LAYERED SCALP LACERATION WITH REPAIR: CUTTING DOWN CHERRY TREE, HIT IN TOP OF HEAD WITH BRANCH, HEMATOMA , UNK TOOL USED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CONCUSSION - 65 YOM WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND A LIMB FELL ONTO HEAD CAUSI NG A CONCUSSION AND A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
| RIDING BIKE WHEN A TREE BRANCH HIT PT HEAD SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands |
| FELL OUT OF TREE STAND 35', COMBATITIVE @ SCENE, UNRESPONSIVE DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rope or string |
| C/O PT STATES WAS SWINGING ON A ROPE IN A FELL AND HIT TREE DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT RIDING BIKE AND HIT TOP OF HEAD ON A TREE LIMB SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT WAS PLAYING TUG OF WAR AND SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HER HEAD O N A TREE. DX: MILD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
| RIDING BIKE W/OUT HELMET AND HIT TREE. DX CONCUSSION W/LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 7 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Soccer |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP AFTER RUNNING INTO A BRANCH WHILE PLAYING SOCCER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Swings or swing sets |
| PT WAS SWINGING @ HOME WHEN SHE HIT HEAD ON TREE* DX INJ TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| SCALP LAC-@ HOME-HIT W/ TREE LIMB HE WAS CUTTING DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Balloons |
| PT CLIMBING A TREE ABOUT 15 FEET TO GET A BALLOON AND FELL OUT ONTO HEA D CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| FELL WHILE WATERING PLANTS, FELL, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HUGE FLOWERPOT, D X; CLOSED HEAD INJURY/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| TREE BRANCH FELL ON HEAD WHILE HIKING DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON TREE WHILE MOWING LAWN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| SCALP LACERATION SUTURED: FATHER CUTTING TREE DOWN, BRANCH LACERATED PATIENT'S SCALP WHEN BRANCH FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT IN YARD AT HOME TRIMMING TREE WITH SPOUSE, LARGE BRANCH FELL HITTING PT IN HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Eyeglasses |
| PT WAS @ THE PARK RUNNING, RAN INTO A TREE WEARING GLASSES WHICH CAUSED SMALL LACERATION. DX FACIAL LACERATION CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts |
| PT JUMPED OUT OF A TREE AND HIT HER NECK ON A CHAIN LINK FENCE. D: CO NCUSSION WITH LOC; CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Wire |
| FALL 15 FT FROM TREE, WAS HANGING WIRE @ HOUSE DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/14/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| SCALP LAC-CUT DOWN TREE-LIMB HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS AND WAS HIT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH A FALLING LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| MILD CONCUSSION-HIT BY FALLING TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN THE YARD WHEN HE RAN INTO A TREE OR A FENCE D: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tractors |
| PT. WAS CLEARING BRUSH RIDING ON HIS TRACTOR, A LIMB FELL ON HIS HEAD DIAGNOSIS; LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT. FELL EST. 6-7' FROM TREE BRANCH TO GRASS. ALT. MENTAL STATE, FELT " OUT OF IT," SCARED. SCRAPES + BRUISES FROM FALL OF BIKE YEST. DX.: CONC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE AND A BRANCH FELL ON HIS HEAD CONTUSION SCALP AND S TRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| PT JOGGING WHEN RAN INTO A TREE. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Trampolines |
| ~PT JUMPED FROM A TREE ONTO A TRAMPOLINE AND FELL OFF + LOC 3-4 MINUTES D: CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CONCUSSION-NO LOC-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-LIMB HIT HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 77 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| TRIPPED OVER PLANT IN FLOWER POT DX CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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