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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,069
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA- FELL WHILE RUNNING TO ANSWER THE PHONE AT CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 39 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WHILE RUNNING TO ANSWER THE PHONE, PT TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT NOSE, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CORDLESS PHONE DROPPED ABOUT TWO FEET, STRIKING PATIENT ON HEAD DX: HEMATOMA TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CUT HEAD WITH TELEPHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Stairs or steps |
| PT TALKING ON PHONE & FELL DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TELEPHINE BOX AT SCHOOL TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 84 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| STANDINT UP DIALING A TELEPHONE LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD ON A BOOKCASE NO LOC SCALP LAC EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 4 months | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| 4 MONTH OLD MALE HIT IN HEAD BY PHONE THAT FELL FROM WALL CONTUSION HE AD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT HIT HEAD ON PHONE. DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DX: TENSION HEADACHE AFTER USING A TELEPHONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| RUNNING TO GET PHONE FELL HIT CORNER OF WALL; CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A PHONE; SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH AN ANSWERING MACHINE DX: SKULL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT ACCD HIT IN HEAD WITH PHONE BY 11YR OLD BROTHER WHO THREW PHONE ON C OUCH, HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS RUNNING TO GET PHONE AND FELL. DX: CONT HEAD/FACE/R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| 32 YO F TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD AND HIT HEAD ON WALL CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| PT GOT UP TO ANSWER THE PHONE AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUNG STRIKIN G BACK OF HEAD ON A WOODEN STATUE LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HEAD LACERATION-FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD WHILE TRYING TO ANSWER PHONE. C/O BLEEDING FROM BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 11 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER TRIPPING OVER TELEPHONE CORD AND HITTING HEAD ON THE WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER PHONE, HIT WALL DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HEAD PAIN. PT WAS HANGING UP TELEPHONE AND DEVELOPED HEAD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HA, NECK PAIN, RT SHOULDER PAIN. FELL W/ LOC X 2 MIN. FELL WHILE TRYING TO ANSWER HER PHONE. DX; CHI-POSS SMALL BASILAR SKULL FX/CERV STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| REACHING FOR PHONE, FELL ON FLOOR DX. HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH CORDLESS TELEPHONE THAT WAS TOSSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 30 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT "STRESSED BY LIFE" HIT HEAD ON PAY PHONE. +ETOH, CRACK, MARIJUA NA. D: HEAD CONTUSION, ETOH INTOXICATION, DRUG USE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| FELL REACHING FOR PHONE DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DAD TALKING ON PHONE WHL HOLDING BABY,PHONE SLIPPED FROM HAND AND HIT B ABY ON HEADMHERE FOR WELL CHECK,VERY MINOR ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 8 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HIT HEAD OFF OF A PHONE LYING ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 5 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT ON HEAD BY TELEPHONE THROWN BY COUSIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WITH A TELEPHONE AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED ON PHONE CORD AND FELL DOWN 8 STEPS. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CUT BACK OF HEAD ON PHONE BOX ON WALL AT HOME. D: NO DX; PT LEFT W ITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON TELEPHONE DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| REACHING FOR TELEPHONE, TRIPPED & FELL DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 3 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT SUS CONT TO HEAD BY A PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT STUMBLED WHILE TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE AT HOME. DX-CEPHALGIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Benches |
| PT HANGING UP PHONE FELL BACK ONTO WOODEN BENCH DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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