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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 786
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs |
| PT LIVES IN CONV. FACILITY, WAS BEING MOVED VIA A LIFTING DEVICE FROM BED TO CHAIR, DEVICE FAILED, INJURING FOREHEAD. DX-FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHILE USING OXYGEN WHEN SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE DX. UNSURE IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SWELLING TO FACE WHERE SUTURES PLACED AT URGENT CARE YESTERDAY AFTER JUMPED OFF HER DRESSER, STRUCK FACE ON BED; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| WAS HOME SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHILE ON HOME OXYGEN&SUSTAINED FLASH BURN TO THE FACE/HEAD&NECK>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT ON CO AT HOME LIGHT A CIGARETT CAUSING EXPLOSION PT HAS MULTIPLE B URNS TO FACE & HEAD PT WAS DOA FIRE DEPT WAS PRESENT |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84 Y/O F INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL OUT OF HOSPITAL BED ONTO FLOOR AT HOSPITAL. DX; FOREHEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT AT MDS OFFICE AND FELL OFF EXAM TABLE ONTO FLOOR INJURED FACE DX/ FOREHEAD CONTUSION SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS A PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN SHE FELL OUT OF BED TO FLOOR. DX. F OREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Blankets |
| PATIENT WITH H/O MANDIBULAR DISTRACTION, YOUNGER SISTER'S BLANKET CAUGH T ON FIXATOR, NOW LOOSE AND MOVING;POST-OP COMPLICATION/LOOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| AT FACILITY RAIL ON BATH GURNEY CAME DOWN-PT ROLLED OFF,WENT TO FLOOR DX NASAL CONTUSION VS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT AT STATE HOSPITAL FOUND AFTER FALLING OUT OF BED, TRYING TO CLEAN UP BLOOD FROM FLOOR. DX-LAC. EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Eyeglasses |
| TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, & HIT HIS GLASSES, LACERATION ABOVE LT EYE. DX: EYELID LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| 74 YO FEMALE WAS REACHING FOR BED CONTROLLER AND SIDE RAIL BROKE AND SHE FELL TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME - NASAL BONE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING, ON O2 CAUGHT FIRE DX FACIAL BURNS FIRE DEPT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| FACIAL BURNS-WEARS A NASAL CANNULA FOR OXYGEN-WAS USING A GRINDER WHEN A SPARK HIT OXYGEN CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF EXAM TABLE AT DR OFFICE, MOM GRABBED LEG BUT PT LANDED ON H EAD/SHOULDERS ON TILE FLOOR, NO LOC; FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| 71 Y/O M INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL OFF HOSPITAL BED ONTO FLOOR IN HOSP ITAL. DX; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT S/P SMOKING CIGARETTE, WITH OXYGEN ON FACE, ETOH ON BREATH BURN TO FACE, F.D. ATTENDANCE NOT NOTED IN ER RECORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Pillows |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF BED AT THE NURSING HOME, TRIPPED OVER PILLOW IN THE FLOOR, HIT DOOR. DX-LACERATION FOREHEAD, CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Combs or hairbrushes |
| H/O JAW FX, JAW WIRED SHUT YEST, BRUSHING HAIR TODAY WHEN FELT A POP IN MOUTH, NOW W/BUCCAL PAIN OF MOUTH; JAW PAIN, PAINFUL MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT WITH H/O HOLOPROSENCEPHALY W/VP SHUNT CLIMBING STEPS AND FELL O FF 2 1/2 FT LANDING, HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD AT HOME; FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT HAD OXYGEN VIA NASAL CANNULA ON,WHILE SMOKING CIGARETTE,O2 BLEW UP IN FACE,DX NOSE BURN,PULM EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| AT CHIROPRACTOR'S, HANGING FROM TRACTION, TRACTION CAME OFF WALL & HIT FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps |
| CHIN LAC 2 DAYS AGO REPAIRED AT URGENT CARE, SLIPPED ON STEPS PLAYING T ODAY REOPENED SUTURES,ALSO SWALLOWED COIN;CHIN LAC, FB IN STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT ON HOME OXYGEN S/P PNA. LEANED OVER IN BED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE ON NIG HTSTAND & OXYGEN TUBING CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO FDA. D:FACE BURNS 2ND DEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PATIENT WEARING 02 WHEN A FRIEND CAME IN, LIT A CIGARETTE, BURNED PATIENT'S NOSE. DX-FACIAL BURNS, PNEUMONIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT JUMPING FROM COUCH TO BED AT HOME-BED IS AN OLDER HOSPITAL BED DUE T O MEDICAL NEEDS OF PTS SISTER-HIT METAL CRANK OF BED. DX LACERATION FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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