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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Illegal drugs, Stairs or steps |
| PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE AT HOME AFTER OVERDOSING ON HEROIN BOYFRIEND PICK ED HER UP TO TAKE TO HOSPITAL AND DROPPED HER DOWN STAIRS- CLOSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Illegal drugs, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT, WHO HAD BEEN CONSUMING HEROIN & ***, HAD FALL BACKWARDS& HIT HEAD O N BATHTUB. D:POSSIBLE HEAD TRAUMA VS. MALINGERING. LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 44 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: Illegal drugs, Stairs or steps |
| FROM STREET TRIPPED ATER USING HEROIN HIT HEAD ON STAIRS. HI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 36 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: Illegal drugs, Chairs |
| PT HAD 3-4 SEIZURES THIS MORNING & FELL OUT OF CHAIR HITTING HEAD ON CO NCRETE. +COCAINE. D:BREAKTHROUGH SZ, COCAINE USE, CHI, SUBTHER *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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: Illegal drugs, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| WIT RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLS THEN JUMPED FROM 3RD FLR WINDOW, GOT UP TH EN JUMPED OFF THE ROOF LANDING ONTO FENCE,, +CRACK USE/LOC>>CHI/ANKLEFX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 33 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: Illegal drugs, Bicycles or accessories |
| ADM MJ ABUSE, UNHELM BIKE RIDER FELL OFF P MJ SMOKING HITTINGHEAD/FACE >> CHI/FACIAL LAC/SUBS ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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: Illegal drugs, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| SMOKED ANGEL DUST, FELL FROM 2ND FLR WINDOW, COMBATIVE, " CHI'' |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Illegal drugs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL FROM PORCH AND STRUCK HER HEAD,ADMITS TO COCAINE ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 37 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: Illegal drugs, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS AT ***,PT STS HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH BROOMSTICK SEVERALTIMES,+COC AINE,+CANNABIS,DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 48 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: Illegal drugs, Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT C/O MULT LACS TO HEAD,HIT IN HEAD W TIRE IRON,NLOC,+COCAINE+CANNABIS DX HEAD INJURY,ELEVATED CARDIAC ENZYMES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Illegal drugs, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 12 STEPS P USING HEROIN+LOC " CONCUSSION" |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 31 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: Illegal drugs, All-terrain vehicles |
| PT HIGH ON *** ON A FOUR WHEELED ATV AND FLIPPED OFF NO HELMET SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 46 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: Illegal drugs, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT WAS SMOKING CRACK COCAINE RIDING HIS BIKE WITHOUT A HELMET HIT A BUM P IN THE ROAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 37 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: Illegal drugs, Beds or bedframes |
| PT DRANK 2 40 OX BEERS, SMOKING CRACK ALL DAY, FELL OUT OF BED, + LOC DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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