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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 598
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS STANDING & HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 15 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP AFTER HITTING HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON EXTINGUISHER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Refrigerators |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 2 YO MALE SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN A FIRE EXTING UISHER FELL OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATON ONTO CHILD - NO LOC - ALSO LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER AND STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FELL ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DX; LAC. SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CHILD PUSHED BY FRIEND AND STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER GLASS CASIN G. NO LOC. D:SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CHI, CUT SCALP, FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY A DISLODGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WAS 3 FT ABOVE HIS HEAD, ON THE WALL- DIZZY, NAUSEA-NO LOC. DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| BANGED HEAD INTO SUPPORT FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT MUSEUM ON FIELD TRIP, D- LACERATION HEAD, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT AT THE DETOX CENTER AND STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISH ER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| C/O PT STATES HIT HEAD UP AGAINST FIRE EXTENGUHER BOX DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SITTING AT SCHOOL WHEN A FRIEND ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED A FIRE EXTINGUISH ER OFF THE WALL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH LACERATIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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