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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 272
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 28YOM-CONCUSSION-HAD A SEIZURE WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS-FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| MILD CHI:CERV.STRAIN;L CHEST CONT.;33YOF CLEANING HER GUTTERS ON LADDER ON PORCH, FELL OFF AS SHE WAS COMING DOWN, LANDING ON CHEST, HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 37YOF WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH DOWNSPOUT DURING STORM CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 33 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: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| SCALP LAC. 3 CM: 33YOM GOT HIT IN THE HEAD BY PIECE OF ICE WHICH CAME DOWN AS HE WAS TRYING CLEANING OUT HIS GUTTERS, 3 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 45YOWF CLEANING BOTTOM OF GUTTER, STEPPED OFF DECK AND FELL APPROX 3 FT , HIT HEAD ON BRICK, LOC. DX. CONT , HEMATOMA HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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