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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,279
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 15 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, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT CARRYING A COMPUTER AND FELL DOWN 12 STAIRS LANDING ON STOMACH AT HOME, HIT FOREHEAD; HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| H/O LD/MRDD HAS HEADACHE AND WEAKNESS WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, TRIPPI NG OVER FOOT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO WALK; HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS AT MOVIE THEATER WHEN A VIDEO ARCADE GAME WAS PUSHED OVER ON TO P OF HIM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Other toys |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BALL AND HIT HEAD ON AN ARCADE GAME. D: CON TUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Televisions |
| X BOX FELL OFF OF TV ONTO PT'S HEAD AND PT HAS LAC. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 30 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 HAS HEADACHE AFTER WORKING ON COMPUTER,DOUBLE VISION IN LEFT EYE FOR 4DAYS,DX VOMITING , HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL FROM BED TRIPPED ON PLAY STATION CORD PLAY STATION FELL HITTING HE AD DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 15 MONTH OLD FEMALE PULLED PLAY STATION CORD AND IT FELL ON HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY A FALLING VIDEO GAME UNIT FAL LING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT THREW UP A HAND HELD VIDEO GAME AND IT CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. D : LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Computers |
| CONCUSSION - 8 YOM HIT HEAD ON *** GAME TWO DAYS AGO, HAS BEEN C/O DOUB LE VISION IN RIGHT EYE SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 47 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 SITTING AT COMPUTER AND SUDDENLY FELT DIZZY, SHAKEY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| ~PT, IN ER YEST. FOR ?MYASTHINA GRAVIS EXACERBATION, SAT AT COMPUTER FO R SEV. HRS.GOT UP, WAS DIZZY & FELL BUMPING HEAD ON FLOOR. D:DIZZY/WEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 22 months | 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 |
| FELL,HIT HEAD ON COMPUTER DESK HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 70 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, HX HTN, WAS LOOKING AT COMPUTER SCREEN WHEN HAD TROUBLE SEEING MONI TOR & HAD FLASHING LIGHTS. D: TIA. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 15 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: Computers, Tables |
| PT WAS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND LEANED BACK HITTING HEAD ON TABLE. DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 17 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 FELL AGAINST THE COMPUTER @ HOME HITTING SIDE OF FOREHEAD. NO LOC NO VOMITING. DX FOREHEAD LACERACTION CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 65 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: Computers |
| 65YOM WAS SITTING AT COMPUTER INTRACRANIAL HEMORAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| RAN INTO COMPUTER KEYBOARD TRAY AT HUP MATERNITY WARD. DX SCALP LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT HEAD, FELL ON COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2006 | Age: 28 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: Computers |
| CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA FROM BEING INTOXICATED LAST P.M., FELL, STRIKING HEAD ON COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 52 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 C/O SUDDEN HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, TROUBLE W/ NUMBERS AND MEMORY WHILE ON THEIR COMPUTER DX: HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Medical equipment, general |
| PATIENT WITH VP SHUNT HAD *** FALL ON HIS HEAD; SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 46 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: Computers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT'S HUSBAND WAS WIRING INTERNET WHEN ANTLERS FELL OFF WALL ON HIT PT O N TOP OF HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| WAS IN PARK WHEN HIT IN HEAD W/ THE BALL FROM INSIDE A COMPUTER MOUSE DX: LAC TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| 19 YO FEMALE HAD HEADACHE WHILE ON COMPUTER AT HOME CEPHALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Televisions |
| PULLED *** DOWN OFF TV ONTO HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Beds or bedframes |
| CUT HEAD WHEN HIT COMPUTER WHEN JUMPING ON BED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 10 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: Computers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SITTING AT THE COMPUTER, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON A BOOKSHELF THE N GOT INTO SZ " SZ' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| HEAD PAIN. PT DEVELOPED HEAD PAIN WHEN WORKING ON COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CHILD FAINTED AT PIZZA PARLOR AND FELL BACK HITTING HEAD ON ARCADE GAME . POSSIBLE SEIZURE. D:CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FEBRILE SZ, PNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 28 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: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT SITTING WORKING ON COMPUTER, C/O SEEING COLORS WAVING TOGETHER, THEN BECAME DIZZY, NO LOC DX: DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | 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 |
| CHILD RAN INTO CORNER OF COMPUTER AND HIT HEAD AT HOME, HAS SMALL LAC. DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT FELL 4 FT OFF BASKETBALL GAME AT PIZZA PARLOR, LANDED ON HEAD; MINOR HEAD INJURY, FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers, Rugs or carpets |
| CLIMBING ON ARCADE GAME, FELL APX 5' OFF OF IT, LANDED ON PADDED CARPET D-CHI D2-CONTUSION FACE/SCALP/NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| MOVING COMPUTER WHEN PT FELL; LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| SCALP LAC-@ HOME-BROTHER DROPPED *** ON PT'S HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Computers |
| CHI, VIDEO GAME PLAYER (***) FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT HAS HEADACHE, VOMITING, DISORIENTED, OCCURED WHILE PLAYING VIDE O GAME; HEADACHE, POSSIBLE SEIZURE, ALTERNED MENTAL STATUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | 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 |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON VIDEO GAME CONSOLE; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 49 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: Computers |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH A "***", HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| SCALP LAC-FELL-@ HOME-HIT HEAD ON *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| SITTING AT COMPUTER GRABBED HEAD FELL FORWARD AND THREW SELF ONTO COUCH DUE TO ABRUPT HEADACHE,+MILD PHOTOPHOBIA/NAUSEA; MIGRAINE HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH SPLITTER CABLE THROWN BY NEPHEW ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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