Accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,396
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Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CUT HEAD ON PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
HEAD LAC NOTICED AFTER JUMPED OFF PORCH INTO LEAVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 8 years	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH HIT HEAD DX CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 6 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL OFF PORCH ON TO HEAD. DX: HEAD PAIN/TRAUMA TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF PORCH AT HOME STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH AND LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH ONTO RT SIDE OF FACE & HEAD. CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSS ION & CT RT MANDIBULAR AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF BALCONY AND HIT HEAD DX: CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 12 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: Concussion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF STAGE DX: CINCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL ON EDGE OF PORCH DX: CHI, 2 " LAC HEAD, FACE AB +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 6 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT PLAYING AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 7 years	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL 3-4 FT. OFF BALCONY AT SISTER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE; MINOR HEAD I NJURY, FOREHEAD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT PUSHED AND FELL ON WOODEN DECK AT BABYSITTERS, HIT FOREHEAD, NO W HAS HEADACHE WITH VOMITING; HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CHI WHEN FELL OFF 4 FT DECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH AND HIT HEAD DX; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 12 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, House repair or construction materials
SCALP LAC/12YOF WAS ON PORCH AND 4X4 FELL ONTO SCALP. NO LOC. FEELS WEL L. HAS LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL 12 FT. FROM HAYLOFT IN BARN AT HOME ONTO DIRT GROUND; CLOS ED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS PLAYING ON THE PORCH WHEN HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A NAIL RESULTING IN A HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 10 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
10 YO MALE FELL OFF PORCH A FEW HOURS AGO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF OF A STAGE AND HIT HEAD .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 8 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CHI W/ BRIEF LOC-FELL FROM 10 FT HIGH DECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON DECK AT HOME; CONCUSSION, FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 8 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Swimming pools
CHILD JUMPING OFF PORCH AND INTO POOL, SLIPPED AND LANDED ON CEMENT. D; CLOSED HEAD INJURY, DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE, FACE ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CHI - WALKING ACROSS FRIEND'S DECK UNDER CONSTRUCTION, STEPPED ON LOOSE BOARD AND FELL THROUGH STRIKING HEAD ON BOARDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 10 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SCALP LAC-AT SUMMER CAMP-PRACTICING ON A STAGE-TRIPPED & HIT SOMETHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF WOODEN STAGE;LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 6 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL 3 FT FROM PORCH;CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 6 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SLIDING AROUND ON PORCH AND HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT JUMPED OFF AN ELEVATED PLATFORM AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY, HIT BACK O F HEAD, WOKE "OUT OF IT" TODAY; MILD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON UNDERSIDE OF DECK AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE; CL OSED HEAD INJURY, HEAD HEMATOMA, ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WAS JUMPING FROM A CAR HOOD ONTO A ORCH/DECK AND MISSED,HIT GROUND,F ELL APPROX 8FT TO GROUND,SKULL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF STAGE-SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT RECEIVED HEAD INJURY WHEN FELL FROM PORCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 12 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL OFF PORCH WHEN BANNISTER GAVE AWAY, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 12 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF OF PORCH, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT PLAYING UNDER WOOD DECK OR PORCH AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, STOOD UPH ITTING HEAD ON A PIECE OF WOOD STICKING OUT; CONCUSSION, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 6 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
AT FRIENDS HOUSE, HIT HEAD ON DECK/PORCH, NO LOC. LACERATION TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CHI WHEN FELL OFF PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 8 years	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF A PORCH RESULTING IN A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CHI AND BRAIN HEMORRHAGE WHEN DAD THROWING UP CHILD AND HIT PATIO ROOF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON PATIO AT HOME, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 6 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CHI WHEN FELL OFF BALCONY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Water toys
PT PLAYING WITH HIS FRIENDS SQUIRTING EACH OTHER WITH WATER PISTOLS SLI PPED ON WET PATIO FLOOR LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF STAGE WHILE AT SCHOOL HITTING HEAD DX; BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FALL ON WOODEN DECK WHICH WAS ICY HE FLEW ACROSS THE AIRAND STRUCK H EAD ON A BRICK WALKWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 7 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ONTO PORCH AND HIT HEAD DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Mattresses
JUMPING OFF PORCH ONTO MATTRESS, HIT HEAD ON PORCH. DX. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FLEL OFF OF A STAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 10 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
TOOK TWO STEPS OFF PORCH AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT. FELL ON DECK AT HOME, HAS SPLINTER IN SCALP. DX. PW/SCALP, RE MOVED SPLINTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT PULLED OFF STAGE AT SCHOOL DURING A FIGHT; HEAD INJURY, CE RVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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