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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,415
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 71 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 |
| CUTTING TREE BRANCH @ HOME, CUT HEAD DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 4 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, Benches |
| FELL AGAINST A BRANCH VS BENCH HITTING HEAD >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 24 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, Outdoor electric lighting equipment |
| PT DOING SOME LANDSCAPING AND PUTTING UP LIGHTS WHEN FELL 18-20 FEET FR OM TREE. +LOC. D: CERVICAL STRAIN, CHI, THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 5 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER HITTING A TREE WHILE SLEIGH RIDING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 7 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, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT WAS RIDING A BIKE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. D: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 8 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles |
| PT ON AN ATV WAS WEARING A HELMNET STRUCK A TREE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 5 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, Trampolines |
| PT WAS @ HOME JUMPING ON THE TRAMPOLINE FELL HITTING HEAD ON A TREE STUMP NO LOC. DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| TRIMMNG TREE & IT FELL ON HIM DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 88 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A TREE BRANCH. PT WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHE S. +LOC. D: CHI, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| HELPING HUSBAND CUT A TREE LIMB WITH A CHAIN SAW - LAC TO HEAD WHEN THE LIMB FELL ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS TRIMMING HER ROSE BUSHES AND FELL TO THE WALKWAY ONTO HEAD SUSTA INED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Skateboards |
| HEAD LAC-RAN INTO A TREE WHILE ON SKATEBOARD-@ COLLEGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 2 M.O. SUS A CHI AFTER BRANCH BROKE WHILE SHE WAS SITTING ON MOM'S LAP ON SWING. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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, Swings or swing sets |
| PT ON ROPE SWING STRUCK TREE, FELL INTO WATER - CONCUSSION, +LOC FOR 10 SECONDS, GCS 13, +AMS UNKNOWN TIME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 78 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, Golf |
| PT IN WOODS @ GOLF COURSE PICKING UP LOST GOLF BALLS STRUCK HEAD ON TREE BRANCH - LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 61 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL 15-20 FEET FROM PALM TREE THAT HE WAS TRIMMING. BRIEF LOC. GCS 13 BUT IMPROVED ENROUTE. D:SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, RIB FXS, PTX. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH AND IT CAME DOWN ON HEAD DX: ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| CONCUSSION W/L.O.C.; CERV STRAIN;SCALP & FACIAL ABRA:UP IN TREE CUTTING LIMBS,SAWED THRU BRANCH THAT STRUCK HEAD,FELL,PANTS CAUGHT ON LIMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rope or string |
| CONCUSSION/11YOM HIT HIS HEAD ON A TREE WHEN SWINGING ON A ROPE. NO LOC . HAPPENED AT 6:30P. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TREES AND FELL OFF A LADDER, 15 FT ONTO THE CEMENT HEAD FIRST. DX-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 38 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| A LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON PT'S HEAD WHILE TRIMMING TREE , + LOC DX: HEAD TRUAMA, BACK INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 17 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, Balloons |
| PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS,RAN STRAIGHT INTO TREE, SAW BLOOD FROM NOSE BLEEDING AND PASSED OUT, VOMITIED; CONCUSSION, NASAL FX., LAC. KNEE PAI |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Grocery or shopping carts |
| IN SHOPPING CART,CACTUS PLANT FELL ON HEAD WHEN CART HIT SHELVES WHILE SHOPPING,CACTUS NEEDLE IN SCALP,REMOVED,PINPRICK WOUNDS;FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON TREE BRANCH WHEN WALKING IN "WALK" C/O HEAD PAIN DX: CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 5 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, Swings or swing sets |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A TREE AFTER SWING BROKE AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 42 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH TREE LIMB, KNOCKED HIM DOWN 5 STEPS DX CHI, LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 35 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, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT WAS PLAYING PAINTBALL IN PARK WITH FRIENDS, RAN INTO A TREE. C/O HEAD, LT SHOULDER PAIN DX: SCALP LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 62 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, Ladders |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A TREE BRANCH AND KNOCKED OFF LADDER AT HOME DX: CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 25 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, Exercise |
| PT WAS JOGGING AND HIT HEAD ON A TREE BRANCH DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| SLEDDING AND WENT INTO A TREE. DX SKULL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 12 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: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| SLEDDING, FELL HITTING A TREE, +LOC, +AMNESTIC/CONFUSED " CONCUSSION "+ ACS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 16 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, Other toys |
| WAS RUNNIG TO CATCH A BALL RAN INTO TREE +LOC PAIN TO (R) SIDE OF FACE AND KNEE PAIN DX- CONCUSSION HEMATHROSIS (R) KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 51 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING A TREE WHICH FELL ONTO HEAD/SHOULDER"CHI" +NECK/SHOULDER MS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 13 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, Snow skiing |
| PT WAS SKIING & HIT A TREE- LOC FOR 10 MINUTES DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, 21.5 CM RT PHILITRUM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 55 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, Tools |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH AT HOME, STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ONBRANC H. DX - HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | 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, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS ON LADDER TREE TRIMMING TODAY WHEN A BRANCH FELL & HIT HIM ON THE SCALP. DX - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 5 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, Sleds |
| SLEDDING AND RAN INTO A TREE. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 8 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT HEAD ON TREE WHILE SLEIGH RIDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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, Football |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING TACKLE FOOTBALL WITH FRIENDS IN PARK & RAN INTO A TREE WITH HIS FACE. DX - CONCUSSION, ABRASIONS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 YOM CUTTING DOWN A TREE, WEARING HELMET, WHEN BRANCH STRUCK HIS HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 8 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Snow tubing |
| PT HIT A TREE WHILE TUBING, HITTING HEAD- NO LOC DX; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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