Accidents - Tools - Year 2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,368
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	179
6-15 years old:	84
16-25 years old:	214
26-50 years old:	767
50+ years old:	1,121

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 63 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: Tools
63YOM WAS HIT BY A BRANCH WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE DX: CHI, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
52 YOM-CUTTING DOWN A TREE & A BRANCH FELL 20 FT & HIT HEAD @ HOME DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Poles
80 YOM HIT TOP OF HEAD WITH A POLE PUTTINH STAKES IN GROUND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD AT HOME. DX-LAC, CONTUSION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
44 YOM, LACERATION SCALP, PT. STATES AT HOME IN YARD, POUNDING A STAKE INTO GROUND WITH POST DRIVER, HIT IN THE HEAD WITH DRIVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
2YOM- PT WAS @ HOME FELL HITING HEAD ONTO A METAL TOOL NOW SMALL CUT TO SCALP. DX CHI/ LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
57YO MALE WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMB FELL AND HIT HEADLACERATION HEAD #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools, Ceilings and walls
51 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY- REPORTS HITTING HEAD ON TOOLS HANGING ON THE WALL AT *** WAREHOUSE.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
95 Y/O M LACERATED HIS HEAD BY A TREE BRANCH THAT HE CUT DOWN AT HOME.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
68 YOM, CONTUSTION HEAD, PT. STATES HE WAS TRIMMING TREES, BRANCH FELL, HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
73YOM CUTTING DOWN A TREE (N/S WHAT HE USED TO CUT) TREE LIMB FELL ONH IS HEAD. DX. LAC. SCALP, 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
35YO MALE HIT IN HEAD WITH POLE DRIVER CONCUSSION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
18 YO F TREE BEING CUT DOWN AT HOME, FELL WRONG WAY HIT PT IN HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
34YOM CUTTING DOWN TREE, TOP OF TREE FELL, STRUCK BACKOF HEAD AND LT SH OULDER/ CONCUSSION W/LOC, SCALP LAC, CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 2 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
DX:SCALP LAC,MINOR HEAD INJURY-2YOM-OUTSIDE WITH PARENTS WHO WERE PUTTI NG UP A FENCE-TRIPPED BACKWARDS-HIT HEAD ON POST-HOLE DIGGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
40YOM WAS HELPING TO TAKE DOWN A TREE WHEN SOME BRNCHES CAME DOWN ONTO GROUND&POPPED UP HITTING HEAD>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
61 YOF CUTTING TREE BRANCHES AND WAS HIT ON TOP OF HEAD BY FALLING BRAN CH SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 6 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: Tools
6YOM WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK WITH A TAMPER HANDLE TOOL WHEN FATHER WAS PUTTING WOOD ON FIRE PIT,INJURED HEAD;CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 51 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
CONTUSION HEAD - 51 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS IN THE WOODS CUTTING A TREE WHEN TREE BRANCH FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
65YOM CUTTING DOWN ASPEN TREE AT DAUGHTER S HM WHEN TREE FELL ON HIM ST RIKING HIS HEAD L SHO ELBOW W L.O.C. D CHI W CONCUSSION AC SEPARATIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
2 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT HAD CAULK GUN DROPPED ON HEAD. DX; CONTUSIO N TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
CUT HEAD ON ANGLE IRON A SCRAP YARD SCALP LACERATION 33YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
71 Y/O MALE WAS CUTTING A TREE AND A BRANCHE FELL HITTING HIM IN HEAD AT HOME DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
31 YO M TRIMMING TREE AT HOME, FELL OUT OF TREE, HIT HEAD. DX CLOSED H EAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
52YOM WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH AND ONE OF THE BRANCHES ACCIDENTLY FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD C/O PAIN.DX: 2CM LINEAR LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
47 Y/.O MALE HELPING A FRIEND CUT DOWN A TREE & A BRANCH HIT PT IN HEAD DX:LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 32 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: Tools
32YOM-SCALP LAC-HIT SELF IN THE HEAD W/A POST HOLE DIGGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
46 YOM HIT IN HEAD WTH POST HOLE DRIVER DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 32 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: Concussion
Product: Tools
DX CONCUSSION W/O LOC/LAC OF SCALP W/ SIMPLE CLOSURE: 32YOM BUMP' SELF W/ METAL POLE POUNDER. LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
8YOF WAS HIT ON HEAD WITH A TOOL THIS MORNING AT HOME, SUSTAINED. INJURY TO LT SIDE OF FOREHEAD. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	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: Tools
86YOF, WATERING HER PLANTS IN THE GARDEN, LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTING FAC E ONTO GROUND>>CHI/HEMATOMA/NASAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
2 YOM, LAC TO SCALP, PT WAS IN GARAGE, A TOOL FELL AND HIT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
79 Y/O F FELL TRIMMING TREEBHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
2.5 CM LAC. SCALP: HEAD CONT.; 35YOM LAC. HEAD USING "POST DRIVER" IT SLIPPED, HIT HIM IN HEAD 1 HR PTA @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
38 YOM INJURED SCALP FROM HITTING HIMSELF WITH POST HOLE DIGGER. DX-SCALP LACERATION 5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
49YOM CUT TOP OF HEAD ON A HOOK WHILE CUTTING TREE TODAY. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Poles
HEAD LAC-57YOM-POST DRIVER RECOILED WHILE DRIVING POSTS HITTING PT'S HE AD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
8 YR M HIT WITH FLORAL TOOL;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 51 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: Tools
51YO M HIT SELF IN HEAD USING A POST HOLE DIGGER (NOT WORK). DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
40 YOF, TOOL HIT IN HEAD WHILE IN GARAGE, HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
23 Y/O WM CUT HEAD WITH A POST HOLE DIGGER, RECEIVED LACERATION TO HEAD *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 35 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: Concussion
Product: Tools
35YOM CUTTING A TREE BRANCH OFF A TREE AND IT FELL ONTO HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 22 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: Tools
22 YO M CUTTING A TREE DOWN, IT FELL ON HIM. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
4MOF, BELTED BACKSEAT PASS/STRAPPED INTO CARSEAT,T-BONED LOW SPEED IMPA CT MVC, MIGHT HAVE STRUCK ONTO HEAD WIHT HEAVY ?TOOL>>R/O HEAD TR/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Tools
R TEMPERAL LOBE HEMORRHAGE/56YOM AT HM LAST MON. CUTTING WOOD&WAS HIT I N HEAD W/TREE BRANCH.HEADACHE WENT AWAY.SLIPPED THURS/HEADACHE AGAIN.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	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: Tools
43YOF, REPORTS WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN A SMALL BRANCH FELL FROM 30FTH H ITTING HER HEAD, NO LOC, NOW WITH H/A>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2010	Age: 87 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
SYNCOPAL EPISODE: FACIAL CONT., S/P FALL; 87YOM FELL TO GROUND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD, STRUCK HEAD ON BLOCKS FROM STANDING POSITION,+LOC 5 MIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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