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Accidents - Humidifiers - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:5
50+ years old:198

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
FELL AT HOME, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HUMDIFIER/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2002Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Humidifiers, Beds
PATIENT FELL OUT OF BED AND HIT FACE ON HUMIDIFIER. D:CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2002Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Humidifiers
=84YOM FELL AT HOME HITTING FACE ON HUMDIFIER DX/HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Humidifiers, Beds
JUMPED ONTO BED, FELL & HIT HUMIDIFIER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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