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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 504
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON FAUCET WHILE BRUSHING TEET C/O DIZZINESS, CONTUSION/L WBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| 14 YOWF HIT HER HEAD ON A SPIGOT WHILE WASHING HER HAIR IN A TUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| HIT HEAD ON FAUCET DX-1 CM LACERATION R POSTAURICULAR MASTOID AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON FAUCET WHILE IN BATHTUB, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A WATER SPIG OT RESULTING IN A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT PLAYING IN BATHTUB AND HHIT HEAD ON FAUCET,SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| HEAD LACERATION. HIS HEAD HIT WATER SPIGGOT OUTSIDE OF HOME.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 4 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: Faucets or spigots |
| HIT HEAD ON FAUCET DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT FELL AGAINST A FAUCET AND LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT HIT HEAD ON SHOWER FAUCET WHILE AT HOMEDX; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON FAUCET DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| CONT/CONCUSSION; WALKED INTO FAUCETSHANGING FROM CEILING IN BASEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| RAISED UP, HIT HEAD ON FAUCET DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Sinks |
| DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PATIENT HIT HEAD ON FAUCET BY SINK. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| WHITE SHOWERING PATIENT HIT HER HEAD ON THE SHOWER NOZZLE. DX-SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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