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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,495
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 51 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: Computers |
| PT HAD ABRUPT ONSET OF BLURRY VISION WHILE SITTING AT COMPUTER TODAY. L ASTED 20 MINUTES. SAW SPOTS & LINES. D: ?TIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HEAD LAC, PT STRUCK A COMPUTER TABLE WHILE P/U A PHONE FROM THE FLOOR A T HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 15 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: Computers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT SPENT WHOLE NIGHT PLAYING VIDEOGAMES, THIS AM, GOT INTO SZ WHILE WAT CHING TV, FELL STRICKING HEAD ON THE BED, SUS" SZ/CLOSED HEAD INJURY" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF A COMPUTER DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Beds or bedframes |
| LACERATION TO THE HEAD AFTER FALLING OFF THE BED AND HITTING THE *** ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT WATCHING VIDEO GAME AT HOME, STOOD UP QUICKLY AND VISION GOT BL ACK, FELT DIZZY, PASSED OUT HITTING HEAD ON OBJECT; SCALP LAC., SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Containers |
| PT HIT ON THE HEAD WITH THE PLASTIC BOX OF VIDEO GAME, SUSTAINED " SCALP LACERATION'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON COMPUTER. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Computers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| COMPUTER MONITOR FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD OFF DESK. DX: MINOR CONCUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| COMPUTER KEYBOARD FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| CHI.PT HIT HEAD ON COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| TRYING TO DO FLIP FROM STOOL TO BED, FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON ***, AT HOME; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| 61 YO FEMALE WAS USING COMPUTER AND PASSED OUT SYNCOPE - HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CORD OF ***, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| VIDEO GAME INJURY HIT IN HEAD DX: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 4 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: Computers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 4 YOF HIT HEAD ON COMPUTER DESK LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Tables |
| PT WATRCHING A VIDEO GAME ON TV STOOD UP FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON METAL TABLE SHAKING/FOAMING @MOUTH, CONTUSION/SZ/DOHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PULLED CORD OF *** AND *** FELL 2-3 FEET ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: LACERA TION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 17YOM HX SEIZURES, HAD UNWITNEDSSED SEIZURE AT COMPUTER. CUT EYE ON DES K. HA, DIZZINESS, FATUGUE - DX EPILEPTIC SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| CHI.PT HIT HEAD ON A COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 12 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: Computers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PULLED COMPUTER FROM DESK AND HIT ON FOREHEAD AT HOME; CLOSED HEAD INJU RY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT FELL BACK AGAINST COMPUTER AND HIT BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 14 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: Computers |
| PATIENT HAD ABRUPT SHARP PAIN TO OCCIPUT WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND LAUGHING WITH BROTHER; HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 32 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| CHI-SITTING IN FRONT OF COMPUTER-HAD A SEIZURE-FELL FORWARD-HIT COMPUTE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHI - 13 YOM SUSTAINED A SEIZURE WHILE SITTING AT HIS COMPUTER, HIT HEA D AND ELBOW ON DESK, HAS ABRASIONS TO ELBOW, NO MEMORY OF EVENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 23 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: Computers |
| PT LOOKING AT COMPUTER WHEN STARTED TO SEEING FLASHING LIGHTS. NOW HAVI NG THE WORST HEADACHE OF HER LIFE. D:MIGRAINE HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HIT HEAD ON COMPUTER THEN FELL BACK HITTING HEAD AGAIN ON FLOOR DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Televisions |
| *** FELL OFF OF TV ONTO PTS HEAD. D: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Ceilings and walls |
| LAC SCALP; TRIPPED ON COMPUTER CORD & FELL LANDING AGAINST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT C/O COMPUTER MONITOR FELL ON TOP OF THE HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 52 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: Computers |
| PT @ CASINO FELT DIZZY WHILE PLAYING SLOT MACHINE LOST BALANCE HITTING HEAD ON MACHINE DX; BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Computers |
| C/O BLURRED VISION AND SEEING BLACK AFTER HE HIT BACK OF HEAD ON COMPUTER MONITOR. C/O VISUAL DEFECIT. DX. POST CONCUSSION MIGRAINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| CHI WHEN FELL ON *** CONTROLLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PLAYING WITH *** ACTING OUT HITTING HEAD/PT WITH DE GEORGE SYNDROME +EVANS SYNDROME, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 18 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: Computers |
| PATIENT HAD SHARP PAIN IN NECK GOING DOWN TO FOOT WHEN PLAYING VIDEO GA MES, FELT LIGHTHEADED WITH HEADACHE; HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| BROTHER STEPPED ON *** CORD & IT FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. CHI & LACSCALP SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Computers |
| PUNCTURED HEAD WHEN PULLED PLAY STATION COMPUTER GAME ONTO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SCALP LAC-FELL 1&1/2 FEET OFF A "DRIVING VIDEO GAME MACHINE"-HIT THE FL OOR-IN PLAY AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL OFF BED, HIT COMPUTER DX. CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON ARCADE GAME AT BOWLING ALLEY DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| HIT HEAD ON COMPUTER LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HAD A *** FALL OFF AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT HEAD WHEN *** FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT SITTING AT COMPUTER LAST NIGHT, HAD HEADACHE, NAUSEA, NUMBNESS FROM FOOT TO HEAD, ALSO HAD AT SCHOOL TODAY; COMPLEX MIGRAINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON PLAY STATION, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A VIDEO GAME AND LACERATED SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| HEAD LAC, MOTHER STS PT PLAYING W/A COMPUTER, FELL DOWN & STRUCK A SOFA , C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, EYES EOMI ENT NML, CRANIAL NERVES INTACT, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2004 | Age: 4 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: Computers |
| DX RIGHT SCALP LACERATION: PT AND BROTHER WRESTLING IN HOME, PT HITHEA D ON CORNER OF ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 47 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: Computers |
| PT C/O A VIDEO GAME FELL ON HER HEAD LAST WEDNESDAY - C/O PAIN TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT C/O A "PLAY-STATION FELL ON HIS HEAD" - DX LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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