|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,072
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 86 YO F, HX OF ALZHEIMERS, WAS SITTING ON CARDBOARD BOXES AT CARE FACIL ITY AND SHE FELL BACK HITTING HEAD. DX:CHI, OCCICPITAL CONTUSION, ?SYNC |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| 99YOF TRIPPED OVER CARDBOARD BOX HIT FACE ON FLOOR CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Stairs or steps |
| 67YOM-WAS CARRYING A BOX UP THE STAIRS AND TRIPPED LANDING ON THE CONCRETE. DX: NEAD CONCUSSION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 57 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 57 YOM SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY FROM A *** IN A BOX FELL FROM SH ELF AT A STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 83 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: Cardboard products |
| 83 YR OLD MALE TRIPPED OVER A SMALL BOX AND FX C2 WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 62YO FEM FELL WHILE STOMPING ON CARDBOARD HITTING BACK OF HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 73 YO F LIFTED A CARDBOARD BOX, LOST BALANCE, FELL HIT HEAD. DX SCALP C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HEAD CT-73 Y/O F-LOST BALANCE WHILE PUSHING CARDBOARD BOX-FELL BACKWARD S-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 55 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: Cardboard products |
| REACHING TO GET CASE OF JUICE AT STORE AND NEXT BOX CAME OFF STRIKING H ER FOREHEAD WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ AND HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 64 YO F CONTUSION TO HEAD FELL CARRYING A BOX* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| TRIPPED OVER BOX IN HER BASEMENT AND HIT HEAD CAUSING PERIORBITAL EDEMA AND IS ADMITTED FOR PAIN CONTROL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | 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: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| TRIPPED OVER BOXES IN BASEMENT GETTING BIRDSEED AND NOW CONFUSED WITH C ONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 60 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: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| LACERATION HEAD - 60 YO MALE REPORTS HE FELL AT HOME - TRIPPED OVER CAR DBOARD BOX AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 55 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: Cardboard products |
| TRIPPED OVER A BOX AND FELL STRIKING HEAD RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | 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: Cardboard products |
| CUT ON EDGE OF CARDBOARD BOX WHNE IT FELL ON HEAD/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 90 YOF IS MOVING AND STUMBLED ON ONE OF THE BOXES AND FELL FORWARD, HITTING HER HEAD. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, NASAL FRACTURE, FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Footlockers |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN PUT SOME BOXES ON HAND TRUNK IT WAS UNEVEN AND IT FELL ON HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT BOXES FELL ON HEAD IN STORE AND PT FELL AND HIT HEAD DX// HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA WITH LACERATION TO UPPER LIP AND FACIAL ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS DUE TO TRIPPING OVER A BOX OF CHICKEN, HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| MOVING BOXES OF ALBUMS AT HOME AND FELL BACK AND LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENTS STATES THAT CARDBOARD FELL ON HEAD AND LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 61 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS AT A TARGET STORE TRYING TO GET BOXES OFF A SHELF, BOXES FELL ON HEAD CAUSING ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| FELL OVER A CARDBOARD BOX. DX. SUBDURAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OVER CARDBOARD BOX FELL O FLOOR HIT HEAD CONTUSION HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 56 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: Cardboard products |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A BOX CAUSING INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CONTUSION ON HEAD FROM A BOX OVERHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 51 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: Cardboard products, Alcohol |
| PATIENT FELL ON BOXES. PATIENT WAS INTOXICATED. DX: FALL WITH HEAD INJU RY AND UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL WITH VOMITING MORE THAN TWICE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cardboard products, Toilets |
| 86 Y/O W/FM FELL WHILE GETTING ON POTTY CHAIR AND HIT HEAD ON BOX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY BOXES FELL ON HEAD IN SUPERMARKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 75 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: Cardboard products |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HARD SHOE BOX AND LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND LOST BALANCE PICKING UP CARDBOARD BOX AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CARDBOARD BOX FELL ONTO HEAD RECEIVING CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| IN CLOSET WHILE REACHING FOR BOX IT FELL OUT ON HER HIT HER HEAD DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Doorsills or frames |
| FELL STEPPING ON SOAP BOX - STRUCK HEAD ON DOOR FRAME - LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 73 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: Cardboard products, Stairs or steps |
| HEAD LAC-SLIPPED ON CARDBOARD-FELL-HIT A CONCRETE STEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS COMING OUT OF GARAGE, WAS STEPPING OVER SOME BOXES, FOOT GOT CAUGHT AND SHE FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CARDBOARD BOX AT HOME STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2001 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2000 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/1999 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/1998 | Age: 57 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: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/1998 | Age: 56 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: Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|