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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,570
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 33 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| GOT UP TO ANSWER PHONE & PASSED OUT, FELL IN FLOOR DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 87 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, Counters or countertops |
| GOING FOR PHONE IN HOUSE AND TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF COUNTER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 83 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT GOT UP AT HOME TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STR IKING HEAD ON THE DRESSER SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 19 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, Stairs or steps |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH CELL PHONE ACCIDENTALLY WHEN HUSBAND TOSSED PHONE DOWN STAIRS DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 82 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 DX STATES HE RUSHED TO THE PHONE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS HEAD WHILE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 86 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 C/O SLIPPED LOST BALANCE ANSWERING PHONE. DX CONT SCALP ABRASION SCA LP,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 5 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 |
| HIT BY CELL PHONE CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 43 years | 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 HIT HEAD ON PHONE SUST CONT TO HEAD# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 29 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD CONT. PT HAD A SEIZURE WHENH TALKIING ON TELEPHONE AND FELL TO FLO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH TELEPHONE SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 25 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: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK TALKING ON A CELL PHONE AND WALKEDE INTO A S TREET SIGN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HIT ON HEAD WITH A PHONE. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| ACC STRUCK ONTO CORDLESS PHONE THAT WAS THROWN BY COUSIN >> CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CHI, PHONE FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DROPPED CORDLESS PHONE ON PTS. HEAD. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 13 years | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LACERATION HEAD - 13 YO MALE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE TEMPORAL SCA LP BY A THROWN CORDLESS TELEPHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 91 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, Chairs |
| PT WENT TO ANSWER TELEPHONE & SLID OFF CHAIR AND HIT SIDE OF HEAD DX: CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47YOM WAS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY WAS STRUCK WITH A PORTABLE PHONE IN THE HEAD;SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 71 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT GOT UP TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND SLIPPED STRIKING BACK OF HEAD AGAINS T A METAL BAKERS RACK SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 88 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, Radiators |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE TRYING TO GET THE PHONE, FELL, HIT HEAD ON RADIATOR, H EAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WALKING ON STREET HEAD DOWN LOOKING AT CELL PHONE CAR HIT LOWER LEG GO ING APX 35 MPH, ABRASION HEAD/HIP/LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 16 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'S AUNT STATES CHILD TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HUNG UP PHONE AND TURNED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD CAUSING SUBDURAL HEMATOM A |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD HEAD HIT ON CELL PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 95 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 |
| PATIENT FROM ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY LOST HER BALANCE TRYING TO GET UP TO ANSWER PHONE, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD. DX -BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 16 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Beds or bedframes |
| PT, HX OF RECENT NECK FX & SEEN ELSEWHERE, WAS TALKING ON PHONE TONIGHT & FELL. NO LOC. HIT HEAD ON BED. D:CHI, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 95 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT REACHING FOR TELEPHONE LOST BALANCE, FELL TO THE FLOOR - CONTUSED HEAD, HEAD CT - NEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 BY A PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 25 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON PHONE DX; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AT NH, LAC TO BACK OF HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | 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 |
| LESS THEN 1 MOM SUS A CHI X TODAY. PT WHILE AT HOME WAS STRUCK IN THE H EAD WHEN A CELL PHONE HIT PT FROM A CELL PHONE CASE. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT IS A 7 YR OLD MALE STUDENT WHO WAS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH CELL PHONE BY ANOTHER STUDENT IN THE STREET.DX HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A CORDLESS PHONE 2 WEEKS PTA DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 52 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, Windowsills or frames |
| REACHING FOR PHONE, LOST BALANCE&FELL FROM STANDING HITTING HEAD AGAINS T WINDOW SILL " LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH PHONE DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 11 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 |
| HEAD INJURY-BASE OF TELEPHONE FELL ONPT'S HEAD-NO LOC-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| 24 YO MALE WAS TALKING ON CELL PHONE AND SLIPPED ON WATER AND HIT HEAD ON MARBLE FOUNTAIN - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP HIT ON TELEPHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 71 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, Alcohol |
| PT FEL WHILE SPEAKING ON THE PHONE, ETOH USE, PT FELT UNSTEADY AND FEL L, HEAD INJURY WITH ETOH ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 58 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 PHONE CORD AND FELL. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, R WRIST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 48 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 IN THE HEAD WITH A TELEPHONE AT HOME BY DAUGHTER DX// SCALP LAC HYPERGLYCEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 85 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP PHONE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR PT AMS DX// HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 60 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 HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE FELL STRIKING FACE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| MOM STATES TELEPHONE FELL ON PT'S HEAD WHEN PT PULLED TELEPHONE CORD DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| TRYING TO CATCH THROWN PHONE/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A PHONE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 85 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 85 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON PHONE CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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