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Accidents - Hammers - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
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Date: 12/29/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
PT STATES HAMMER FELL ON HEAD, DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC HEAD W/ HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT PLAYING AT HOME WHEN A HAMMER FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT GRAZED ON TOP OF HEAD WITH CLAW SIDE OF HAMMER; SUPERFICIAL SCA LP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT HEAD WHILE HANDLING A HAMMER; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
SCALP LAC-BROTHER ACCIDENTLY THREW A HAMMER @ PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCALP LAC, 6 YOM, WAS HAMMERING A NAIL, WHEN RAIDED THE HAMMER OVER HEA D, HE HIT HEAD W/ CLAW PART OF HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DX: ADMIT WITH A SKULL FX AND SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/25/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
BROTHER HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX SCARLYE WARNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT IN HEAD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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