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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 709
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Ladders |
| PT SAY HAMMER FELL FROM LADDER AND HIT IN HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SLIPPED W/HAMMER AND HIT HEAD 1 WK AGO. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, CONT, HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER HITTING HIMSELF WITH A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Ladders |
| 34 Y.O. W MALE W/SCALP LAC. PT STS SLEDGE HAMMER FELL OFF OF A LADDER & ONTO PT. PT LEFT AMA. E916 |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 26 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: Hammers, Ladders |
| HAMMER FELL OFF LADDER ONTO HEAD LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers |
| SUSTAINED A HEMATOMA TO HEAD AFTER DROPPING A HAMMER ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER FELL HIT HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| 40 YO MALE HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER FELL ONTO HEAD LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| STRUCK IN HEAD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AFTER IT CAME OFF HANDLE SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | 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: Hammers |
| PT C/O PAIN TO HEAD AFTER HIT TO HEAD WITH HAMMER DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI-@ A CONSTRUCTION SITE @ HOME-SHE BEND OVER & GOT HIT IN HEAD W/ AHA MMER WHILE HOLDING A FLOOR BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS USING HAMMER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN HEAD; NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT DX POST COCUSSION SYNDROME/HEADACHE - PT C/O A HAMMER FELL ON HIS HEAD X5 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT USING A HAMMER WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF IN THE HEAD CONCUSSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 32 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: Hammers |
| HEAD TRAUMA WHEN FELL A HAMMER ON HIS HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT. HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT HEAD WITH HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC 2CM, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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