Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,161
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Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers, Glass doors or doors with glass panels
PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX OF CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS WHEN SHE FELL STRIKIN G HEAD ON THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR TRACK CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Chairs
79 YOF FELL OVER BOX AND HIT HEAD ON CHAIR. CONTUSION OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER BOXES & FELL ON HEAD ON FLOOR. ACUTE MINOR CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
HEADACHE-WAS WALKING DOWN STORE AISLE & BOXES FELL ON HER HEAD AND SHOU LDERS. C/O HEADACHE AND PAIN TO BILATERAL SHOULDERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
CHI - 62 YOF FELL OFF TOP OF BOX ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO HITTING BACK OF H EAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 62 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: Containers
PT CARRYING BOXES ON SAT TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD DX LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHI. A BOX FELL OFF A SHELF AND HIT PT IN HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
CHI. PT WAS SITTING ON A BOX AND FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 95 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: Containers
95 YO F FELL STRUCK HEAD ON CONTAINER LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Containers, Doors
ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK DOOR TO APARTMENT WHILE HOLDING A PACKAGE,FELL STR IKING HEAD CONTUSING AND LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS SCALP AS A RESULT OF TRIPPING OVER BO XES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 87 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: Containers
CONTUSION HEAD - PATIENT FOUND IN HIS DRIVEWAY BY PASSERBY - HAD FALLEN AND WAS UNABLE TO GET UP - CARRYING A BASKET OF APPLES - ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Containers
CONCUSSION. PT FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN HE WAS DRAGGING A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT STRUCK ON TOP O HEAD WITH METAL PIECE OF LOCK FROM GATE, FELL OFF CR ATE & RECEIVED LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Containers, Scooters/skateboards, powered
HIT WITH BOX WHILE ON MOTORIZED SHOPPING SCOOTER AT STORE CEREBRAL CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers, Ceilings and walls
CHI,CERVICAL STRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER SOME BOXES AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	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: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER BASKET IN STORE AND FELL ON FLOOR-=DX-MINOR HEAD INJURY, 3 CM LACERATION R PERIORBITAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 88 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: Containers
GOING TO BATHROOM IN THE DARK AND FELL OVER A BOX HITTING HEAD CONTUS ING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
BOX FELL ON PTS HEAD, CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
LACERATION SCALP - 90 YOF STOOPING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF A BOX, SLIPP ED AND HIT HEAD ON DESK DRAWER HANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL BACKWARDS OVER A BOX AND HIT HER HEAD. C/O HA, NAUSEA. HIT HEAD ON HARD FLOOR. DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
EMPTY MILK CRATES FELL ON HER HEAD IN ***-DX-SCALP CONTUSION NECKAND R SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 53 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: Containers
PT TRIPPED OVER A SHOE BOX AND FELL DX: CHI, LAC EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
SCALP ONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX AND INJURED SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
53 Y/O M C/O POSS. HEAD INJURY. PT WAS IN A HARDWARE STORE WHEN HEAVY B OXES FELL ON HIS HEAD. DX CONT TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 82 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: Containers
PT WAS AT *** WHEN A BOX FELL ON HIS HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVER A BOX. DX. HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 62 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: Containers
SCALP LAC/62YOM AT 2:30P LID ON WORK BOX HIT TOP OF HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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