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Accidents - Faucets or spigots - Year 2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
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Date: 12/28/2010Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots, Sinks
29 YOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY & 1.3 CM LACERATION TO LT. FOREHEAD S/P HITTI NG HEAD ON FAUCET WHILE BENDING OVER THE SINK TO BRUSH TEETH.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
5YOF HIT HEAD ON FAUCET DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2010Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
44YOF HIT HEAD ON FAUCET WHILE HELPING BROTHER GET OUT OF BATHTUB CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2010Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
36 YOF HIT HEAD ON SHOWER HEAD LAST NIGHT CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
8YOM HIT HEAD ON FAUCET WHILE HEAD WAS UNDER FAUCET DX;* HEAD CONTUS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
25 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON BATHTUB FAUCET SUSTAINING A CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2010Age: 5 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, Bathtubs or showers
5 YO M WITH LAC TO HIS SCALP WHEN HE HIT ON A FAUCET IN BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2010Age: 3 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
3MOF MOM ACCIDENTALY DROPPED SHOWER HEAD ON PT'S HEAD DX: SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2010Age: 1 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
3DOM(DAY OLD) WAS W/MOTHER WALKING THROUGH *** STORE WHEN A SHOWER HEAD FELL FROM SHELF ONTO PT'S HEAD.DX:CHI(PEDS)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots, Hot water
12YOF TURNED THE HOT WATER ALL THE WAY UP,SCREAMED PER MOM & SAW PT PANICKY,PT COLLAPSED/FAINTED IN MOM ARMS HIT FAUCET DX: SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: 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, Bathtubs or showers
2 YO M SLIPPED IN BATHTUB STRUCK HEAD ON WATER SPIGOT HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2010Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
CHI-HEAD LAC-19YOF-FELL IN BATHTUB-HEAD HIT THE FAUCET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
DX HEAD CONTU: 32YOF C/O SORENESS ON TOP OF HEAD & LT-HEADEDNESS AFTER INJ; GET OUT OF SHOWER & AS SHE STOOD HIT TOP OF HEAD ON SHOWER SPROUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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