Accidents - Weight lifting - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 820
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Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
WEIGHT LIFTING BENCH CAME UP AND HIT PATIENT ON HEAD IN BASEMENT, NO LO C; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 14 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: Weight lifting
14 YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH SQUATTING BAR IN WEIGHT ROOM AT SCHOOL CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 6 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: Weight lifting
PT WAS WITH DAD WHO WAS WEIGHT LIFTING WHEN WEIGHT WHIPPED BACK & HIT PT. DX: DEVASTATING HEAD INJURY W/DEPRESSED SKULL FX.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting
13 YOF STRUCK ON HEAD WITH 1/2 LB BAR BELL ACCIDENTALLY BY 4 Y/O SISTER SUSTAINING CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 10 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: Weight lifting
DX LWOBS: HEAD PAIN: HIT JUST ABOE THE EYE W 3LB WT, "FELL STRAIGHT" TO GROUND, NO LOC PER PT. REMEMBER'S THE INCIDENT, PAIN TO FOREHEAD NO N/V
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
WEIGHT HIT ON HEAD AT SCHOOL DX; SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	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: Weight lifting
HIT IN HEAD WITH BARBELL;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting
PT SQUATTING WEIGHT IN SCHOOL; LOST BALANCE; FELL BACK AND BUMPED HEAD AGAINST SAFETY BAR. + LOC X 1-2 MIN, ACUTE HEAD TRAUMA WITH LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Weight lifting
NINETY POUND BARBELL FELL ON HEAD AT SCHOOL HEAD CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 10 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: Weight lifting
PT WOKE UP W/ SORE THROAT. TILTED HEAD BACK FOR DAD TO LOOK AND FELT WE AK AND DIZZY. PASSED OUT HITTING HEAD ON A DUMBELL. NO LOC. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 7 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: Weight lifting
LAC HEAD- WEIGHT BAR FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
PT STATES RUNNING AND HIT HEAD ON BARBELL, CHILD VOMITED IMMEDIATELY AF TER. DX. HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting
BROTHER DROPPED WEIGHT ON HER HEAD;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 9 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: Weight lifting
9 YO HIT IN HEAD BY BAR BELLS LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting, Martial arts
PT WAS AT KARATE CLASS, HAD A 5LB WEIGHT DROPPED ON HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting
HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA, WEIGHT LIFTING, DROPPED WEIGHTS FROM ABOVE HEAD, LANDED ON NECK, FELL INTO PLAYROOM BOX. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
DROPPED DUMB BELL;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting
PT WAS LIFTING WEIGHTS AT SCHOOL, DROPPED THE WEIGHT ON HEAD CAUSING A MILD HEAD INJURY WITH HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH A WEIGHT; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 7 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: Weight lifting
PT WITH CHI, WAS STRUCK WITH A 5 LB WEIGHT ACCIDENTALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 15 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: Weight lifting
WEIGHT BAR FELL ON HER-65#;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	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: Weight lifting, Ball sports
PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A BALL WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF TH E HEAD WITH A BARBELL. HAS A HEADACHE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Weight lifting
PT LIFTING WEIGHTS AT *** STRUCK SELF IN HEAD CONTUSED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
PT WITH HEAD LAC FROM LIFTING A WEIGHT AND DROPPING ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Weight lifting
PT HIT HIS HEAD ON A SCREW LOCATED ON A WEIGHT BAR WHILE PLAYING A GAME SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2008	Age: 7 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: Weight lifting
PATIENT WAS IN *** STORE AND A DUMBELL FELL ON TOP OF HER HEADINJURING LEFT PARIETAL SCALP. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting
HIT WITH A 25 # WEIGHT;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
SCALP LAC, PT HIT HEAD ON PULL DOWN BAR WHEN WEIGHT LIFTING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting, Exercise equipment
WAS AT SCHOOL LIFTING WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ON TREADMILL FELT DIZZY AND H IT HEAD ON WALL DX- MINOR HEAD INJ DEHYDRATION NEAR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
FELL ON WEIGHT LIFTING EQUIPMENT; DX LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
LIFTING WEIGHTS AT SCHOOL, TEAMMATE DROPPED WEIGHT, STRIKING HIM ON CROWN OF HEAD DX: LACERATION TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Weight lifting
HIT IN HEAD W/WEIGHT DURING GYM CLASS LACERATION TOP OF HEAD D-LACERATI ON SCALP, D2-HEAD INJURY NOT OTHERWISE STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Weight lifting
PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER HITTING HIMSELF WITH 2LB DUMBBELLS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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