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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials |
| 60YOF AT HOME HER FEET GOT TANGLED IN BED SHEETS,FELL FORWARD STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| 19YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FRONT OF HEAD BY BASEBALL BAT CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 18 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: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT STATES WAS PLAYING WITH A PILLOW CASE AND HIS BUDDY PUT A ROCK IN I IT DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases |
| PATIENT GOT TANGLED UP IN SHEET AND FELL, HIT HEAD. DX; 2 CM LACERATI ON TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes |
| PT STATES SHE WAS TRYING TO PULL SHEETS DOWN TO GET IN BED AT NH AND F ELL. DX. HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS TRYING TO HAND A SHEET ON WINDOW AND WENT THROUGH WINDOW FALLING 15 FT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SEIZURE D/O UNCONTROLLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 57 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: Sheets or pillowcases, Clothing |
| FOLDING LAUNDRY, SNAPPED SHEETS TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, PULLED FOOT OUT F ROM UNDER HERSELF&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD>> CHI/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Chairs |
| PATIENT FELL GETTING READY TO GO TO BEDFIXING BED LINEN LEANED BACK LOST FOOTING HIT HEAD ON CHAIR AT NURSING HOME. DX-LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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