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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,758
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX: SCALP LAC. / CONTUSION / ETOH INTOXICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT STRUCK A DRESSER AT HOME, C/O HEADACHES, NAUSEA, LOC (+). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL INTO A DRAWER AND LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL AGAINST DESK/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| C/O PT STATES HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DESK DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 46 YOF LACERATION SCALP WHEN FELL ONTO A DRESSER. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL OUT OF BED AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER, DX- FOREHEAD CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 2 WKS AGO HIT HEAD, FACE ON WOODEN DRAWER, HAS HAD H/A EVER SINCE, DX; PERSISTENT H/A SECOND TO HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 38 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON ARMOIR AT HOME LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT HEAD ON DESK MINOR HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 27 YOM TRIPPED IN BEDROOM HITTING HEAD ON DRESSER CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SEIZURE-HEAD LACERATION 2.0 CM OCCIPITAL AREA: HAD SEIZURE, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT HIT HER HEAD ON A DESK WHILE SHE WAS UNDERNEATH IT & COMPLAINS OF PAIN & VERTIGO SYMPTOMS. DX - POST CONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT WAS LOOKING BEHIND THE DRESSER AND HIT TOP OF HEAD. DX-SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 31 years | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT HEAD ON DESK BHT SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 41 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS CHASING THE DOG, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER. +ETOH. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION, ETOH INTOXICATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL FORWARD ONTO DESK HE WAS CARRYING. DX: CONCUSSION, PROB TRAUMATIC SEIZURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI-TRIPPED-FELL-HIT HEAD ON DRESSER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT CORNER OF A DRESSER IN THE BEDROOM LACERATION TP SCALP 4.0 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT BUMPED HEAD ON DESK C/O PAIN HEAD HEMAOTMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL INTO A DRESSER HITTING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT FELT DIZZY WHILE STANDING AT HER DESK, FELL OVER & STRUCK THE BACK OF HEAD ON CABINET SHELF CUTTING HER SCALP. DX - LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Televisions |
| TRIPPED ON CABLE FROM TELEVISION AND FELL INTO DRESSER LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 30 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT DX MINOR HEAD INJURY - S/P FELL DOWN HITTING HEAD AGAINST DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME CARRYING A DRESSER AND FELL, LOC. DX-CONCUSSION, CONTUSION TO LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DRESSER, FELL TO FLOOR, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL, HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT LOST BALANCE AT HOME STRIKING BACK OF HEAD AGAINST A DRESSER SUSTAIN ED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX: HEAD CONTUSION / ETOH INTOXICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DRESSER YESTERDAY AND HAS HAD DECREASE LOC SINCE DX ALT ERED LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL INTO DRESSER; SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT DX CONCUSSION - "SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD" ON DRESSER. PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI - 43 YOF FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON A MARBLE DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON DESK; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 46 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO SCALP WHEN FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HEAD CONTUSION, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING DRESSER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, BLEEDING, SOME LOC, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN DRESSER FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT JUMPED OFF DESK ONTO CONCRETE AT JAIL. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED OVER SOMEONE'S FOOT AND HIT HEAD ON A DESK. DX. MINOR HEAD INJU RY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 43 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SEIZURE AT MENTAL HEALTH CTR.,FELL STRUCK HEAD ON DESK-HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI.PT HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2005 | Age: 26 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL WHILE HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DRAWER NO LOC DX MINOR HEAD CONTU W/ L AC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 42 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Wire |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WIRES AT HOME AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON COMPUTER DESK AT HOME. D: CHI, CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 27 YOM HIT HEAD ON DRESSER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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