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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 300
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 80 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: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS READING THE NEWSPAPER AND PASSED OUT FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY TREATED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD, BENT OVER TO REACH A NEWSPAPER, FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Tables |
| PATIENT FELL AFTER SLIPPING ON PAPER AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE COFFEE TAB LE DX FALL WITH SMALL OCCIPUT ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL WHEN SHE REACHED FOR A ***, FELL OVERA RE TAINING WALL HITTING HER RT OCCIPUT. DX-CONTUSION TO RT OCCIPUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL TRIP AND FALL WHILE HE WAS GOING TO GET A NEWS PAPER, HAD BLEEDING TO THE NOSE. DX-HEAD INJURY, ALTERED MENTAL STATUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| TRIPPED ON PAPERS AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON STEREO C/O HA DX HEAD CON T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Tables |
| CONTUSION HEAD WHEN FELL INTO A STAND WHILE TRYING TO PICKUP A NEWSPAPE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 71 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 |
| SEVERAL DAYS AGO FELL, HIT HEAD, WENT OUTSIDE TO GET NEWSPAPER,FELL BEC AUSE IT WAS WINDY, NOW DIZZY DX: DIZZINESS, HX BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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