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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 377
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX SYNCOPE/ MILD HEAD INJ: DO'G GAME WHERE HE PRESSED ACROSS BIL NECK W HIS HAND. PT BLACKED OUT, HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DESK, MAY HAVE HAD SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TEACHER HAD CLASS TAKE DEEP BREATH. PT PASSED OUT AND STRUCK THE DESK T HEN FELL TO L ONTO FLOOR. NO LOC. EPISODE OF SHAKING AFTER. DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| STUDENT FELL AT SCHOOL AND HIT A DESK. DX SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| GOT DIZZY STANDING UP FROM DESK/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER AT HOME, ON ***. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, *** TO XICITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL AFTER REACHING FOR SOMETHING AND HIT HEAD ON DESK ; CAUSED A SE IZURE. D: EPILEPTIC SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STOOD UP QUICKLY AT DESK, FELL FORWARD ONTO TEACHERS DESK, PASSED OU T, DX POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Antihistamines |
| PATIENT TOOK 8 *** TABLETS, WAS SITTING AT DESK, FELL FORWARD, HITTING HER FACE ON DESK. DX-OVERDOSE-OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE BECAME DIZZY AND PASSED OUT. HIT HEAD ON DRESSER WHEN HE PASSED OUT. DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| ATTEMPTING TO SIT ON HOPE CHEST 2 DAYS PRIOR - MISSED & FELL TO FLOOR GENERALIZED WEAKNESS - NO INJURY FROM FALL - UNABLE TO CARE FOR SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Chairs |
| DX SYNCOPE WITH SECONDARY SEIZURE/R EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL CERUMEN IMPACTION: SITTING IN CHAIR AT SCHOOL HAD SEIZURE HIT HEAD ON DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HAD CAME IN FROM OUTSIDE PLAYING, WAS STANDING BESIDE HER MOM WHEN SHE PASSED OUT AND HIT HER HEAD ON A WOODEN COMPUTER DESK. ACUTE SYNCOPAL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT AT SCHOOL, WENT TO TELL TEACHER NOT FEELING WELL WHEN FAINTED, FELL TO FLOOR HITTING HEAD ON DESK; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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