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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 313
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP PIECE OF PAPER AND FELL AGAINST BUREAU. DX: 18CM SCALP LAC, DIZZINESS, VERTIGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products |
| BENT DOWN TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER AND HIT HEAD. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY, ORE HEAD LACERATION, NASAL AND HAND CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 80 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: Paper products |
| PT. WENT TO GET THE NEWSPAPER AT 4 AM, TRIPPED ON SOME WOOD ON PATH AND PT. FELL HITTING HEAD.NO LOC. DX. LT. FRONTOPARIATIAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| SCALP LAC, PT SLIPPED ON NEWSPAPERS STRIKING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT WAS PICKING UP HIS NEWSPAPER OFF THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME WHEN HE FELL F ORWARD STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 66 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: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT AT NURSING HOME FELL WHEN USING WALKER AND LE ANING OVER TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER - LOST BALANCE AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products |
| 75 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT WAS GETTING HIS NEWSPAPER, LOST BALANCE & FELL @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT GETTING HER NEWSPAPER FROM THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME FELL FORWARD STRIKIN G HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 55 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: Paper products |
| HEAD LAC-SLIPPED-FELL ON ICE-GETTING HIS NEWSPAPER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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