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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 327
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2010 | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 3 YOM SLIPPED ON A HANGER, IN A STORE, & STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A CLOTHES RACK- CUT TO HEAD. DX; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 7 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 7YOM PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND HIT HEAD ON A SHOE RACK. DX. SCALP LACERA TION, MINOR HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 13 YO M WITH LAC TO SCALP WHEN HE WAS HIT WITH A PLASTIC HANGER BY BROT HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 88YOF FELL COMING OUT OF HER BATHROOM AND HIT HER L TEMPLE ON SHOE RACK -LOC DX- HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON A CLOTHES HANGER WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE GARAGE AT HOME DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 5 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 5YOM HIT HEAD ON CIRCULAR COAT RACK IN STORE, NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 3YOF GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH FALLLING HANGER DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Beds or bedframes |
| 9 MONTH OLD FEMALE HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH PLASTIC HANGER WHILE LAYING IN BED. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YR F RAN INTO HANGER AT A STORE;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 3 YR M CUT HEAD WITH HANGER;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 45YOF SUSTAINED HEAD CONTUSION WHEN ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED & FELL ON A HANGER@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX LAC SCALP: 4YOM @ SCHOOL , PLAY' @ DAYCARE & STRUCK HEAD ON COAT RACK. 1CM LACS TO TOP OF HEAD & R SIDE OCCIPITAL AREA/SM AMNT DRIED BLD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | 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 |
| 2YOF HIT ON HEAD WITH HANGER AT STORE; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 YOM HIT BACK OF HEAD ON COAT RACK TODAY AT SCHOOL. DX: LACERATION S CALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 86 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX SYNCOPE/CHI: 86YOF ON **** WHO FELL STRIK' HEAD ON WOOD SHOE RACK; FELT LT-HEADED PROIR; THE SLOW MOTION FALL TO GRND HIT BACK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 4 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 4 YR F SLIPPED ON HANGER AND FELL;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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