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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 429
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS RUNNING AROUND WHILE MOM WAS SHOPPING AT MERVYNS AND PT FELL, HI T HEAD ON CLOTHES RACK. D: FALL / ABRASION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT CHURCH WHEN COAT RACK FELL OVER ON PT. DX; 3CM. LAC.SCA LP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL ON CLOTHES RACK WHILE SHOPPING, NO LOC DX: HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT PLAYING IN STORE BU,MPED HEAD/NOSE ON CLOTHING RACK, HEAD TRAUMA/LAC ERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| WHILE AT DAYCARE CHILD FELL 5 FT FROM A PORTABLE COAT RACK STRIKING HEA D ON CEMENT DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED HEAD WHEN CLOTHES RACK FELL AT *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL ON A HANGER IN *** SCALP CONTUSION SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 3YO BM - RAN INTO CLOTHES RACK @ ATHLETIC SHOE STORE AT COLUMBIA MALL M INOR HEAD INJURY, BRUISE & SCRAPES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON "FANCY" COAT HANGER, OR CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HIS HEA D AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 8 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CLOTHES RACK FELL ON CHILD'S HEAD. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT FELL @SCHOOL HITTING HEAD ON COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RACK IN STORE FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS HIT TO HEAD WITH WOODEN HANGER THROWN BY MOTHER ACCIDENTALLY. D : CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC / LACERATION FOREHEAD / CONTUSION FACIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT HEAD ON A COAT HANGER. DX SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT IN HEAD W/A COAT RACK INNSTORE - DX SCALP HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HEAD OFF OF A COAT RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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