Accidents - Hammers - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,385
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Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 32 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
PT STANDING UNDER A LADDER WHEN A HAMMER FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
WHILE MOVING WOOD, PT HIT IN HEAD WITH METAL RING HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN WITH SLEDGEHAMMER DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 29 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: Hammers, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT WAS FIXING THE SHOWER WITH A HAMMER, IT FELL, HIT HER LEFT OR- BIT AREA. DX-HEAD TRAUMA WITH ORBITAL TRAUMA, ABRASION TO LT LWR EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 48 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: Hammers, Ladders
HEAD WOUND.PT.REFERS WHILE MOVING LADDER HAMMER FELL ON HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 29 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, Other toys
PT WAS PLAYING WITH HIS DAUGHTER WHEN SHE HIT HIM IN THE HEAD WITH A TO Y HAMMER. DX. HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 41 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: Hammers
41 YO HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
HAMMER FELL ON PT'S HEAD DX: CONCUSSION . SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 46 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, Motor vehicles or parts
PT USING A HAMMER WORKING ON TRUCK ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK SELF IN HEAD - MINOR HEAD INJURY, NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
HAMMER FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT PATIENT. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LACERATION TOP OF HEAD-HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DURING ARGUMENT WIT H WIFE-NON SUICIDAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	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: Hammers
FELL WHILE CARRING HAMMER IN HAND, HAMMER HIT HEAD DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 32 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: Hammers, Motor vehicles or parts
PT HIT IN HEAD WHEN SLEDGEHAMMER BOUNCED OFF CAR TIRE. RT EYE BRUISING. D: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
32 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON HAMMER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS HAMMERING AND HIT SELF IN TOP OF HEAD. DX: HEAD CONT/3 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER, C/O DIZINESS, HEADACHE. DX-CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WITH HEAD LAC, WAS SWINGING A HAMMER OVER HIS HEAD AND STRUCK HIMSELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF WITH MALLET, ACCIDENTALLY DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Swings or swing sets
LACERATION HEAD WHEN A HAMMER FELL OFF A SWING SET AND STRUCK HIM ON TH E HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	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
HEAD CT-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A THROWN HAMMER-@ HOME LEFT W/O TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Ladders
HEAD LAC, PT CUT HEAD WHEN A HAMMER FELL OFF A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HAD HAMMER SLIP OUT OF HAND HITTING HEAD DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT BY HAMMER FALLING OUT OF CLOSET. DX- R TEMPORAL SCALP CONTUSION, MI NOR HED INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD IWTH A FALLING HAMMER AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
C/O HEADACHE AND DIZZINESS SISNCE HAMMER FELL OF ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD/ POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT HEAD WITH A HAMMER YESTERDAY AT HOME DX// HEAD FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 44 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: Hammers, Ladders
HAMMER DROPPED FROM A LADDER HIT HEAD NO LOC MINOR HEAD IINJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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