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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Scales |
| CONC. PT FELL OFF A SCALE AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STRUCK IN BACK OF HEAD WITH SCALE WHILE FOOD SHOPPING IN MARKET WITH SCALE FALLING OFF WALL, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Scales, Counters or countertops |
| WEIGHING SELF ON SCALES, LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON COUNTER, THEN FELL TO FLOOR. DX: HEMATOMA HEAD, CONTUSION GLUTEAL AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales |
| SCALP LACERATION, COMING OUTOF HOOTERS AND HEAD ON SCALE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales |
| WAS AT DRS OFFICE AND TRIPPED OVER SCALE FELL AND HIT HEAD LAC TO TO HE AD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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