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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 293
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SCALP CT ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| BROUGHT IN BY AMBULANCE FROM A MOSQUE WHERE WAS PRAYING, KNEELING& A FI RE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF WALL HITTING HER IN THE HEAD>>CHI/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 7 years | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| CHI. PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT BUMPED HEAD WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER,+NAUSEA,+DIZZY,PAIN TO HEAD DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, DEPRESSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD W FIRE EXTINGUISHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT.INJ.SCALP WHEN DELIVERYING PHONE FOR WIFE & STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTI NGUISHER BOX. DX; MINOR SCALP LAC.NO SUTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT FELL AND HIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER STRAP WHILE GETTING ONTO BUS. DX: HEAD CONT/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS RUNNING AT SCHOOL TODAY & HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX - HEAD INJURY WITH SUSPECTED POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 10 YO FELL STRIKING HEAD AGAINST FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTUSION SCALP---NO FLAMES/NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS @ SCHOOL HIT HEAD ONTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOW WITH LACERATION. DX HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PULLED FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFF WALL;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Basketball |
| PT PLAYING BASKETBALL AT THE SCHOOL GYM AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE W ALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SCALP LACERATI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| HEAD HEMATOMA-HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON THE WALL-@ NH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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