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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 245
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 38 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: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| PT REPORTS VASE OF FLOWERS FELL&DIRECT BLOW TO HEAD-C/O HEAD PULSING/LI GHTHEADED. DX: HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| C/O HAVING A CERAMIC MINIATURE HOUSE FALL 2-3 FT, HIT BACK OF HEAD/BREA K.CERAMIC PIECE REMOVED BY HUSBAND@HOME.DX:.5CM SQ/LINEAR SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 41 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: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns, Clothes dryers |
| PT GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER WHEN CERAMIC VASE FELL ON HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A VASE FELL OFF A SHELF HITTING PATIENT'S HEAD. DX-SCALP LACERATION, CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| HEAD LACERATION.PT HAD A STATUE FALL AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD, LACERATING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 40 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: Laceration |
| Product: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| HIT HEAD ON A STATUE LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| PT C/O CERAMIC STATUE FELL ON HEAD LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HAD A SHELF AT HOME FALL AND A PORCELAIN FISH FELL OFF HITTING PT IN THE HEAD. LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| CHI - WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A HEAVY STATUE THAT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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