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Accidents - Paints, varnishes or shellacs - Year 2009 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 183
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:30
26-50 years old:121
50+ years old:31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/26/2009Age: 47 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
WAS PAINTING AND HAD SEIZURE,?SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE,?PARIETAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/23/2009Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
FELL 4 FT WHILE PAINTING HIS ROOM, FELL. DX-CONCUSSION, CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Metal containers
PT STATES A PAINT CAN FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2009Age: 49 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: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Doors
ON ASA&***, WAS PAINTING LOST HIS BALANCE&FELL FROM STANDING POSITION H ITTING HIS HEAD ONTO A METAL DOOR, +LOC/AMNESTIC&CONFUSED>>SDH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/13/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
CHI. PT HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN PAINTING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2009Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
UPGRADED TO FULL TRAUMA S/P FALLING FROM UNKNOWN HEIGHT WHILE PAINTING, PT IS HEAVLY ETOH INTOX, BAC=.310, COMBATIVE ON ARRIVAL>>CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/15/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS PAINTING CAR IN GARAGE AND PASSED OUT. DX: SYNCOPE, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, FOREHEAD LAC 4 CM & 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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