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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,725
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| 62YOF HIT IN EYE WITH A MARBLE BOOK END. DX. ORBITAL TISSUE CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| 3 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON A BOOKEND AT HOME DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2010 | Age: 56 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: Magazine racks or book ends, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 56 YO M TRIPPED OVER MAGAZINE RACK, HIT HEAD ON BOOKSHELF. DX CLOSED HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| 84YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON MAGAZINE STAND DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| CHI,SCALP LAC.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A MAGAZINE RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 13 months | 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: Magazine racks or book ends |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL HITTING A MAGAZINE RACK CAUSING A CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON MAGAZINE RACK AT STORE WHILE DRUNK DX: C ONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| FELL ON MAGAZINE RACK;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 38 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: Magazine racks or book ends |
| PT STATES WAS MOVING TODAY AND A BOOK END FELL ON HEAD AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| FELL HITTING HEAD ON MAGAZINE RACK. DX MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ ABRASIONS SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL MAGAZINE RACK. DX-HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| FELL ON MAGAZINE RACK;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| BOOK END FELL ONTO HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| 82YOF WAS AT HER DOCTORS OFFICE WAITING ROOM,TRIPPED OVER MAGAZINE RACK,STRIKING HEAD;CONFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| RAN INTO A NEWSPAPER RACK ON STREET DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| PT WITH CHI, FELL AGAINST A MAGAZINE RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | 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: Magazine racks or book ends |
| BOOK RACK AT HOME INJURED HEAD AS SHE RAN INTO IT DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| PT C/O FALL. PT TRIPPED OVER MAGAZINE RACK. DX HEAD INJURY HUMERUS FRAC T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| 3 YO MALE FELL INTO MAGAZINE RACK LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| BOOKEND FELL ON HEAD/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | 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: Magazine racks or book ends |
| 79 YO SLIPPED STRUCK HEAD AGAINST MAGAZINE RACK HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| FELL OFF SEAT ON AIRPLANE HIT HEAD ON MAGAZINE RACK DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| BOOKHOLDER THROWN AND HIT PATIENT ON TEMPORAL AREA, BOUNCED AND HIT ON LIP AT SCHOOL; SCALP/FOREHEAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 38 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: Magazine racks or book ends |
| BUMPED INTO WOODEN MAGAZINE RACK HANGING ON WALL DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| BLUNT HEAD INJURY, METAL MAGAZINE RACK FELL ON PATIENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON MAGAZINE RACK LAST NIGHT, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| CHI WHEN FELL ON MAGAZINE RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | 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: Magazine racks or book ends |
| SCALP LAC/8YOF AT HOME FELL AGAINST MAGAZINE RACK WHILE PLAYING WITH BR OTHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 16 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| FELL AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE & HIT HEAD ON MAGAZINE RACK- NO LOC DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| 39 YO F FELL STRIKING HEAD ON MAGAZINE RACK CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON A MAGAZINE RACK DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| 10 MO F FELL HIT NOSE ON MAGAZINE RACK. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON MAGAZINE RACK DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PLAYING WITH SISTER AT HOME WHEN A BOOKEND FELL OFF A SHELF STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| TRIPPED OVER MAGAZINE RACK FELL, NO LOC, HEMATOMA RT EYE AND NOSE DX: FALL WITH RT TEMPORAL CONTUSION, S/P PACER FOR ATRIAL FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2001 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2001 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2000 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Magazine racks or book ends |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2000 | Age: 36 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: Magazine racks or book ends |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2000 | Age: 2 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: Magazine racks or book ends |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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