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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,388
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 53 YO MALE FELL TO GROUND AND TRASH CAN FELL ON HIM - ETOH LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX:BRAIN CONTUSION. OCCIPUTAL SCALP LAC. STANDING ON GARBAGE CAN TO COMPACT TRASH FELL OVER WITH CAN STRIKING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING OUT TRASH WHEN HE FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CHI-AT RESTAURANT-HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Toilets |
| PT SITTING ON THE GARBAGE CAN AT HOME FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD ON A CERAM IC TOILET BOWL CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 44 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LAC-FELL-AT HOME-HIT A GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS IN A TRASH BIN AND FELL WHILE BIN WAS MOVING - HIT CONCRETE. D: FALL /CONCUSSION WITH LOC / CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LAC-FELL-HIT HEAD ON GARBAGE DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CONCUSSION/ CONTUS HEAD; FELL, MOVING GARBAGE CANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A DUMPSTER AND LACERATED SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT FELL ON CEMENT WHEN STANDING ON GARBAGE CAN AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE ; MILD HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA, FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 61 YO MALE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON TRASH CAN - ETOH LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| GOT WEAK, FELL AGAINST DUMPSTER DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Ceilings and walls |
| AFTER BENDING OVER TRASH CAN, STOOD UP, PASSD OUT HITTING CEMENT WALL DX: CONCUSSION, OCCIPITAL ABRASION, SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CHI WHEN TRASH CAN FELL ON HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 10 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE PLAYRIDING ON A GARBAGE CAN, HAD HEADACHE; MINOR HEAD INJURY, NECK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL STRIKING GARBAGE CAN. DX: ANTERIOR SCALP LAC 15 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SLID DOWN HILL IN YARD AT HOME AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A DUMPSTER. DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN FELL & HIT GARBAGE CAN. DX; 2CM. LAC.SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 9 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: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CHILD FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TRASH CAN. +LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. D:MENTAL STATUS CHANGE, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 77 YOM HIT BY FALLING GARBAGE CAN LID ABRASION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD WHEN HE RAN INTO A DUMPSTER AT UNCLE'S HOUSE. DX LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LAC - ACCIDENTALLY STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL DUMPSTER LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND STRUCK TRASHCAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 73 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL IN KITCHEN AT HOME STRIKING PLASTIC GARBAGE CAN NO LOC SCALP LACC MULTI CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT LID OF DUMPSTER C/O PARIETAL PAIN - DX CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DUMPSTER 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE 2 CM SCALP LACERATION REPAIRED, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT BUMPED INTO DUMPSTER. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, NECK CONT/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HEAD LAC, VIA EMS, PT FELL FROM A DUMPSTER & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN, NO LOC OR DENTAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 3 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| GARBAGE CAN FELL AND LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 70 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX HEAD ABRASION: HIT HEAD ON DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT HEAD ON TRASH CAN AT *** MALL DX: SCALP LACERATION- 2 CM. DX: SCALP LACERATION- 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 39 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| ABRASIONS TO SCALP , WAS RUNNING FROM THE POLICE AND TRIPPED OVER A TRA S CAN AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL OFF A 5 FOOT TRASH CAN LANDING ON R SHOULDER ON CEMENT. DX. R FRO NTAL SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, CONT FACE, R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM DUMPSTER, STRIKING PT IN HEAD. DX: LACERATION, HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 84 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON TRASH CAN @ HOME. E888 9 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 6 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CHILD RUNNING AND RAN INTO A DUMPSTER NO LOC BUT CHILD STUNNED. DX CHI NASAL SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 79 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: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE TRIPPED AND FELL DX: LT HUMERAL HEAD FX, HAIR LINE SCALP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Beds |
| PT GOT OUT OF BED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A PLASTIC WASTE BASKET CLO SED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 19 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 19-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS SCALP AS A RESULT OF STRIKING A DU MPSTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP HEMATOMA- SUSTAINED WHILE PUSHING A CAR BACKWARDS WITH FRIENDS HI S HEAD GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CAR DOOR AND THE DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HEAD AFTER FALLING AND HITTING HEAD ON GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Basketball |
| PT C/O HIT HEAD TODAY ON GARBAGE CAN WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 41 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS TAKING UNSPECIFIED OBJECT OUT OF A DUMPSTER WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LID OF DUMPSTER, SUSTAINED LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 9 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATION TO HEAD FROM GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT RUNNING FELL INTO DUMPSTER HITITNG FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CHILD PLAYING TAG W/ FRIEND'S RUNNING AND HIT HEAD AGAINST DUMPSTER.PLA YING IN ALLEY. DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RUNNING HIT HEAD ON HANDEL OF GARBAGE DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A DUMPSTER, RESULTING IN A BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA AND EARLY POST-TRAUMATIC SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 5 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION PT RUNNING HITTING HEAD ON DUMPSTER.DX CHI/ HEAD LA CERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL INTO GARBAGE CANSCALP LAC ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 8 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| GARBAGE CAN VS. HEAD DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON TRASH CAN AT HOME; CONCUSSION, EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Ball sports |
| HEAD LAC, VIA EMS, PT RETRIEVING A BALL FROM A DUMPSTER & SUST INJURYAT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HAD TRASH CAN LID LIFTED UP WHILE EMPTYING TRASH INTO IT AND LID FELL A ND HIT HER OVER L TOP OF HEAD. DX. CONT. HEAD AND HAND, L SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEANING OVER GARBAGE CAN, FELL ON FLOOR DX. HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 9 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LAC-HIT SELF W/ LARGE PLASTIC GARBAGE CAN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 67 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT HEAD ON THE EDGE OF A TRASH CAN LACERATION TO OCCIPUT 4 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CONCUSSION.PT WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH CAN AND FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT RUNNING BACKWARDS, FELL HITTING HEAD ON RUSTY DUMPSTER; SCALP L AC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT C/O FELL FROM SCHOOL AND HIT HEAD ON DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL, LANDED ON DUMPSTER. HIT RT SIDE OF HEAD. SLEEPY, NAUSEA, HA. DX; BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 23 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACILA CONTUSION- FELL STRUCK FACE ON DUMPSTER AND LID FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT. RAN INTO A TRASH DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 8 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCALP LAC-FELL @ HOME-HIT EDGE OF GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 10 Y/O M C/O HEAD INJURY 2 INCH LAC TAKING TRASH OUT AND WIND CAUGHT LI D AND KNOCK OUT PATIENT. DX: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT. HIT HEAD ON A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Ceilings and walls |
| ASSAULTED @SCHOOL BY 2 BOYS IN BATHROOM PUSHED AGAINST WALL THROWN TO G ROUND STRUCK IN HEAD WITH GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Football |
| RAN INTO DUMPSTER WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 6 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| GRANDMOTHER STATES PT CLIMBED ON A DUMPSTER AND FELL DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 32 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL OFF DUMPSTER DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 8 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CHI WHEN FELL ON TRASHCAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL WHILE CARRYING TRASH CAN CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 15 months | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL HITTING HEAD ON CERAMIC TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BUMPED INTO TRAILER CARRYING GARBAGE CAN DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TRASH CAN & CAR DOOR BLEW SHUT, HITTING PT IN HEAD . ACUTE CT TO HEAD@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PLAYING WITH COUSIN AND RAN INTO A METAL DUMPSTER+ LOC 1 MIN.+ 7CM LACERATION HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 31 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: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WIND CAUGHT LID OF DUMPSTER HITTING HER IN HEAD KNOCKING HER DOWN. CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT HEAD ON DUMPSTER. DX: 3 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| MILD CONC. PT SLIPPED WHEN CARRYING OUT TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 10 YOM LAC TOP OF HEAD; HIT ON CORNER OF TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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