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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,109
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ~EARLIER TODAY, FELL, STRIKING HEAD ON DRESSER . FAMILY STATES THAT SHE HAS EXHIBITED CONFUSION AND SLURRED SPEECH TODAY.PHYSICAL EXAM NEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 27 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: 12/23/2006 | Age: 43 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 |
| TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF DRESSER DX: CLOSED HEAD INJU RY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2006 | 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 |
| 46 YO F LACERATION TO SCALP, FELL INTO DRESSER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 41 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND CARRY A HEAVY DRESSER DOWN THE STAIRS AND FELL STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 38 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD MECHANICAL FALL. MAY HAVE TRIPPED ON RUG, HIT DRESSER & FELL TO FLOOR. NO LOC. HEAD PAIN. D:CHI, CHEST PAIN UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 46 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,FACIAL CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT DRANK A LOT OF ALCOHOL AND FELL HITTING METAL DRAWERS. DX: HEADACHE FOLLOWING CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL IN HER BED ROOM AND STRUCK DRESSER CLOSED HEAD INJURY/SCALP LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | 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 |
| QPT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DRESSER; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SUDDEN ONSET OF RT SIDED H/A WHILE LIFTING A DRESSER " H/A NS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI.PT HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 34 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 AT HOME FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX INJURY HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON CHEST HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 43 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 |
| PT PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON COMPUTER DESK DX:CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS BENT OVER AND RAISED BACK UP HITTING HEAD ON CHEST OF DRAWERS. NO LOC, NO OPEN AREAS, DX. HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 35 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DRESSER C/O HEADACHE X3 DAYS, SLOW THINKING, TROUBLE WRITING DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 37 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, Illegal drugs |
| PT HAD SLIP & FALL HITTING HEAD ON DRESSER. NOW W/ HEADACHE, DIZZINESS. +COCAINE. NO LOC. D:COCAINE ABUSE, CHI, CONCUSSION. PT LEFT W/O DISCHAR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 32 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 |
| DX SCALP LACERATION: CUT HEAD ON DRESSER DRAWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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 HIT HEAD ON DESK. DX: HEAD CONT, CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 43 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 |
| PT AT HOME WALKING IN DARK, TRIPPED FELL HIT NOSE ON DRESSER NO LOC DX: POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 38 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DRAWER SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 39 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 |
| FELL AGAINST DRAWER AND LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DESK WHILE PLAYING WITH DAUGHTER DX: HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 47 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD AGAINST DRESSER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT BECAME DIZZY, PASSED OUT AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX: LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT RAN INTO DRESSER; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26 YO MALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 48 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 |
| CONTUSION HEAD WHEN DESK FELL ON BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 26 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, Televisions |
| TV FELL OFF DRESSER,HIT HEAD AND NECK HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 28 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 |
| HEAD LAC, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING DRAWER FROM A DRESSER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, DIZZINESS, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 47 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF 3.5 FT OFF DESK HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR, + LOC 2 DAYS AGO, C/ O PAIN IN HEAD, SMALL ABRASION NOTED TO HEAD, UNABLE TO FOCUS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 47 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 |
| FELL, HIT HEAD ON DRESSER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| CHI. PT WAS BENDING OVER AND HIT HEAD ON UNDERNEATH SIDE OF A DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2006 | 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 PUTTING TOGETHER A DESK AT HOME AND A PIECE OF METAL FELL STRIKING H IM IN THE HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 26 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, Alcohol |
| HEAD LAC, PT STRUCK A DRESSER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, NO LOC, HX OF ETOH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | 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, Beds or bedframes |
| SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF BED, FELL, HIT HEAD ON DRESSER, -LOC DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 32 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, Clothing |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP KIDS CLOTHES, HIT F.HEAD ON A DRESSER " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| BENT OVER&HIT HEAD ON DESK " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 34 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 |
| HEAD LAC, PT STRUCK A DRESSER WHILE ATTENDING HIS SON CRYING AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, DIZZINESS, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 46 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 |
| FELL AND HIT DRESSER LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| PASSED OUT AND FELL HEAD HIT DRESSER HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT HIT ON HEAD BY FALLING DRESSER DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 41 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, Alcohol |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX: SCALP LAC , + ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 28 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 |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 49 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 |
| HEAD CT-HIT HEAD ON DRESSER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | 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: Concussion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX: HEAD CONCUSSION / CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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