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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 367
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| SCALP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT HEAD ON HOT WATER HEATER SHE WAS HELPING HUSBA ND MOVE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 3CM SCALP LAC-HIT WATER HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT. HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CUT OFF VALVE ON HOT WATER HEATER WHEN SHE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO FLOOR TRYING LIGHT HOT WATER HEATER HITTING HEAD CONTUSION, HEMATOMA SCALP S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 12/13/1999 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/1998 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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