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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 5 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON FAUCET SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 53 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: Faucets or spigots, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT BENDING OVER TO TURN OFF WATER HOSE WHEN HIT HEAD ON METAL FAUCET. D :SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING HITTING HEAD/CHIN ON FAUCET ON BATHTUB, HEAD TR AUMA/CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | Age: 93 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 IN SHOWER NOZZLE. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| 31 YEAR OLD FEMALE, SHOWER HEAD BROKE OFF AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| WHILE IN BATHROOM AT HOME HIT HEAD ON FAUCET DX LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Clothing irons |
| PT WAS CHECKING THE WATER MAIN AT HOME YESTERDAY WHEN THE SPIGOT FLEW O FF STRUCK FACE THEN OPENED A CLOSET AND AN IRON FELL STRUCK FACE- CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STATES SHE HIT PT'S HEAD ON SHOWER HEAD AS SHE TOOK HIM OUT OF THE B ATHTUB, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| CHI - 36 YOF STATES ON FRIDAY WHILE IN SHOWER AT GYM THE SHOWER HEAD CA ME OFF AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD, WAS KNOCKED DOWN, HEADACHE SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT SUS HEAD INJURY BY A FAUCET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION HEAD - 77 YOM WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A DISPLAY FAUCET THA T FELL FROM THE WALL AT A LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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