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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 2 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: Fire sprinklers |
| 2 YO MALE RAN INTO FIRE HYDRANT CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire sprinklers |
| PT STATES "THE FIRE SPRINKLER HIT MY HEAD" - DX HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire sprinklers, Doors |
| 56YOM HAD FIRE IN BLDG, SPRINKLERS CAME ON, WAS VERY WET & HE SLIPPED, HITTING HEAD ON DOOR. FD PRES NOT MENTIONED. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 15 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 sprinklers |
| LACERATION HEAD - 15 YOM JUMPED UP WHILE IN HOTEL ROOM HITTING HEAD ON SPRINKLER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire sprinklers |
| PT WALKED INTO A SPRINKLER HEAD ON CEILING IN BASEMENT. DX: HEAD LAC 5 CM, MILD ROTATOR CUFF INJURY, SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire sprinklers, Ceilings and walls |
| 55 YO MALE WALKED INTO SPRINKLER IN CEILING LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire sprinklers |
| LACERATION SCALP - 57 YOF WITH LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON A SPRINKLER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire sprinklers, Ceilings and walls |
| HIT TOP OF HEAD ON SPRINKLER HEAD IN CEILING, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire sprinklers, Bunk beds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2000 | Age: 9 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 sprinklers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/1999 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fire sprinklers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/1999 | Age: 37 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fire sprinklers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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