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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 196
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SHE THREW HERSELF BACKWARDS AT SCHOOL AND HIT HER HEAD ON EITHER THE HEATER OR A FILE CABINET, APPROXIMATELY 1400. DX LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX SCALP LACERATION: FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: 1.5 CM HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HEATING HITTING HEAD ON WALL AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT PUSHED BY ANOTHER GIRL, STRUCK A HEATER & SUST INJURY AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, HEADACHES, NO LOC, VOMIT OR LETHARGY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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