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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,383
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 17 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP HIT ON TELEPHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT FEELING WEAK WHEN SHE TRIPPED WHEN ANSWERING PHONE. D:CSPINE STRAIN, URI, CONTUSION, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2006 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT WAS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A CELL PHONE THAT WAS THROWN BY 2 YEAR OLD SIBLING. D: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR RESULTING IN SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT'S 1YEAR OLD BROTHER DROPPED THE PHONE ON R SIDE OF PT'S HEAD YESTERDAY AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY, DX: MINOR CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 88 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 |
| PT'S GRANDSON THREW TELEPHONE @ THE WALL PHONE BOUNCED HIT PT 2CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Beds or bedframes |
| PT IN THE NURSING HOME REACHING FOR A RINGING TELEPHONE AND FELL OUT OF BED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CUT HEAD WHEN HIT WITH CELL PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STREET, BENT OVER TO PICK UP CELL PHONE, HIT BY VAN, DOESNT REMEMBER INCIDENT TOO WELL, HEAD INJURY,NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 85 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, Chairs |
| PT GOT UP TO ANSWER THE PHONE, HIT HEAD ON CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2006 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT FELL AFTER GETTING FEET CAUGHT IN TELEPHONE CORD. NOLOC. MILD HEADAC HE. D: CHI, FACE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DRIVING AND BENT DOWN TO PICK UP CELL PHONE AND HIT A PARKED CAR RESULT ING IN BACK PAIN AND HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 64 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 |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH PHONE DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A TELEPHONE DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - S/P PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE TAKING ON THE PHONE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 14 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 |
| CHI, HIT WITH TELEPHONE CHARGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 1 months | 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 |
| 1 MOF PRESENTED WITH CONTUSION ON SCALP FROM OLDER SISTER (18 MOF) DROP PED PHONE RECEIVER ON HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| TALKING TO DAUGHTER ON THE PHONE, SYNCOPED&FELL HITTING HEAD " HEMATOMA" + SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 6 months | 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 |
| FATHER THREW CELL PHONE, HIT BABY IN HEAD, CHI, CONTUSION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 1 months | 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, Day wear |
| MOM RUNNING TO ANSWER PHONE HOLDING PT, TRIPPED OVER PANTS LEGS, DROPPE D PT-LANDED ON CONCRETE D-HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 18 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELT DIZZY WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE AND WOKE UP ON FLOOR DX: CHI, SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 5 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Heaters or heating systems |
| RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD HITTING HEAD ON METAL WALL HEATER DX: SCALP LAC, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 48 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TALKING ON PHONE HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD, C/O PA IN DX: VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9YOF PHONE HIT HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 39 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 39 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON TELEPHONE LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 58 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 |
| PATIENT WAS HIT ON HEAD WITH A TELEPHONE BY 4 YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, +LOC, C/O NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS. DX-POSTCONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 2 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 |
| 20MOM SISTER DROPPED CORDLESS PHONE ON PT HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 29 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 |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A TELEPHONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 10 years | 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 |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A CELL PHONE. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 47 years | 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, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS LYING IN BED GOT UP QUICKLY TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND FELL STRIKIN G HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| LAC SCALP'; PT REPORTS ON PHONE WITH FAMILY, TRIPPED OVER CORD, HITTING HEAD (NOT CHARTED ON WHAT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| BROTHER HIT PT IN THE HEAD WITH A PHONE DX: CHI, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 41 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE, C/O HEADACHE DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PHONE CORD STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH CONT USION TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY HUSBAND WITH CELL PHONE. D: CLOSED HEAD INJ URY WITH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Doors |
| PT. STATES SHE WAS HOLDING HER CELL PHONE AND OPENING RESTROOM DOOR AT HOSPITAL, LOST BALANCE. DX. CONT HEAD - PARKINSON'S DISEASE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Doorsills or frames |
| BLACKED OUT WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE, STRUCK HEAD ON DOOR FRAME/ SCALP LAC, SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT WAS STOOPING DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING & FELL BACKWARDS, AS HE STOOD UP, HIT HIS HEAD ON TELEPHONE STAND. DX - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 88 years | 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, Counters or countertops |
| HEAD INJURY-WAS ON THE TELEPHONE AND SUFFERED CARDIAC ARREST. FELL DOWN AND STRUCK HEAD ON COUNTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 43 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 |
| JUMPED UP TO ANSWER PHONE, NEXT THING PT REMEMBERS WAKING UP ON GROUND SYNCOPE SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 89 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PHONE RANG AND WOKE PT FROM DEAD SLEEP. PT RAN TO GET PHONE, TRIPPED AN D FELL. FOUND ON FLOOR 14 HRS. LATER. D:CHI, FACE HEMATOMA, T1 FX. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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