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Accidents - Fireplace equipment - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 207
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:132
50+ years old:74

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2008Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment, Baby walkers or jumpers
IN WALKER AND RAN INTO FIREPLACE SCREEN FELL ON PT HEAD. DX CLOSED HEA D INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT FELT DIZZY AND FELL ONTO FIREPLACE SCREEN C/O LARGE LAC ON FOREHEAD. DX: SYNCOPAL EPISODE,CHI,HEAD LACERATION,ACUTE BLOOD LOSS. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/02/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT CHILD PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN DOWN ON TOP OF HIM AND INJURED HEAD AT HOME TODAY DX/ HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON BRASS KEY TO GAS FIREPLACE COMING OUT OF F LOOR; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2008Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON A POKER IRON NEAR FIREPLACE. DX LACERAT ION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON A FIRE SCREEN, SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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