Accidents - Hammers - 6-15 years old - Year 2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2010	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
7YOM PLAYING W/ BROTHERS AT UNCLES HOUSE WHEN 8YO BROTHER HIT HIM OVER HEAD W/ A HAMMER. NO LOC. HAS LAC, HEADACHE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
6YOM; PT WAS PLAYING WITH A HAMMER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF ON THE HEA D. D: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	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
7 YR M HAD HAMMER HIT SCALP;DX LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 14 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: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Wooden containers
14YOM, BUILDING A WOODEN BOX FOR ***, WAS HAMMERING WHEN THE HAMMER CAM E OUT OF THE HANDLE LANDING ONTO HIS HEAD>>SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
6YOBF YOUNGER BROTHER HIT PT ON BACK OF HEAD W/A HAMMER. DX. PAINFUL HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/27/2010	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers
10 YO M HIT SELF IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH A HAMMER DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	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
7YOWM PT W/ SMALL LAC TO L SIDE OF HEAD, HIT IN HEAD W/HAMMER BY 3YO B ROTHER. DX. LAC HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 8 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: Hammers
HEAD LAC/8YOF AT HOME WAS FOOLING AROUND AND WAS STRUCK IN L HEAD BY A HAMMER. LEFT ER AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 11 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
11YO M PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN HEAD WITH HAMMER. HAS ABRA TO TOP OF HEAD. DX. ABRA SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	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
8 YOM WAS HIT BY A HAMMER WHICH FELL. DX: SCALP CONT, 5MM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
14YOM HAD A HAMMER SLIDE OFF SHELVEING & HIT PT IN HEAD DX;* CONCUSS ION HEAD, W/O LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hammers
8YOM-CONCUSSION-GOT HIT W/A PLASTIC MALLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
6 YOF INJURED HEAD FROM HITTING SELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX LAC' SCALP/LAC' REPAIR: 12YOWM HIT TOP OF HEAD HAMMERING. LAC' TO SCALP, BLDG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 6 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: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX HEAD LAC: 6YOF HIT IN HEAD W/ CLAW END OF HAMMER. LAC TO R PAREITAL AREA OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	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: Hammers
A 6 YOM WAS INJURED WHILE PLAYING WITH A HAMMER. DX: 1 CM. SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
11 YOF, STRUCK SELF IN HEAD WITH MALLETT CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 9 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 IN THE HEAD WITH HAMMER WHILE HAMMERING ON A BOARD. SCALP LACERATI ON 9YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
7YOM; PT RAISED HAMMER TO HIT A NAIL AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN THE H EAD. D: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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