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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 635
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers, Doors |
| MOM AND UNCLE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS LEFT A HAMMER TOP OF DOORWAY,PT OP EN DOOR AND HAMMER FELL HIT TOP OF HEAD, HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER & HIT SELF IN HEAD. DX; LAC. S CALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | 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: Hammers |
| HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER A COUPLE HOURS AGO. CLOSED HEAD INJURY $ |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMERING, HIT HEAD WITH CLAW END OF HAMMER PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT HIT HIMSELF ON HEAD WITH A HAMMER AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS ACCID STRUCK IN FACE WHILE SWINGING HAMMER. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, 3 CM FACIAL LAC, L CHEEK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A CLAW HAMMER. DX-9CM SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY A HAMMER THROWN BY AOTHER CHILD. DX. LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HAD A HAMMER FALL FROM SHELF AT HOME HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD, LAC SC ALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 11 YOM HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER THROWN BY FRIEND CONCUSSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | 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: Hammers |
| CUT HEAD WITH HAMMER AT *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 10 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: Hammers |
| 10 YOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN HEAD W/ HAMMER LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A HAMMER AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD AT HOME.D X-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 8 Y/O M C/O CUT ON HEAD - PLAYING WITH HAMMER.DX: HEAD INJURY, LACERAT ION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| SCALP LAC-AT HOME-GOT HIT W/A HAMMER-WHILE HAMMERING ROCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 13 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: Hammers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT HIMSELF IN HEAD W/HAMMER AT HOME. DX SCALP LACERATION/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | 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: Hammers |
| PLAYING WITH A HAMMER AND HIT SELF IN HEAD DX LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Hammers |
| CHI W/CONCUSSION - SWINGING A HAMMER OVER HEAD AND STRUCK BACK OF HEADW ITH HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials |
| HIT BOARD WITH HAMMER WHICH FELL DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 11 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: Hammers |
| 11 YO M HIT IN HEAD W/HAMMER ACCIDENTLY LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT IN HEAD IWTH HAMMER BY BROTHER, SCALP LACERATION ACUTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HEAD LAC, PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WITH A HAMMER AT HOME, NO BLEEDIN G OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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