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Accidents - Flatware - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 335
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:135
6-15 years old:130
26-50 years old:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/01/2003Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials
HEAD LAC, MOTHER STS PT SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR, LOST BALANCE & STRUCK A SPOON AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, CRIED AT ONCE, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
SISTER THREW SPOON AT PT'S HEAD IN SCHOOL. D: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A PLASTIC SPOON DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flatware
WAS STRUCK WITH A SPOON ON HEAD LACERATING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PT'S BROTHER THREW A FORK, HIT PT IN HEAD DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flatware
PUNCTURED HEAD WITH BBQ FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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