Accidents - Water heaters - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 115
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
HAD CHEST PAIN AT HOME AND ? PASSED OUT, TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD AGAINST HER WATER HEATER. DX SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT. FELL BACKWARDS, LOST BALANCE LANDED ON BUTT, HIT BAC OF HEAD ON WAT ER HEATER. DX. 1 CM SCALP LAC.CONT OF BUTTOCKS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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