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Accidents - Faucets or spigots - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
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Date: 12/06/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
LAC HEAD ON SPIGOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP FROM SHOWER HEAD. D: HEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED IN THE BATHTUB&FELL FOREWARDS HITTING FOREHEAD AGAINST A FAUCET , NO LOC/N/V>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT HAD SHOWER HEAD FALL OFF AND HIT HIM IN HEAD-HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON THE WATER SPIGOT. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
FELL IN GREASE IN DRIVEWAY,HEAD HIT FAUCET CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT WAS TAKING A SHOWER WHEN A SHOWER HEAD FELL ON HIS HEAD DX CLOSE HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2008Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
HIT ON HEAD BY SHOWER HEAD DX: BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
24YOF WAS HOME WASHING HER HAIR WITH HEAD UNDER FAUCET,LIFTED HEAD HITTING FAUCET;SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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