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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 356
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HIT HEAD ON SHOVEL DX: CONCUSSION, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 82 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STUMBLED WHILE RAKING&FELL HITTING HEAD "HEAD INJ" + "FACIAL CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 67 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Tombstones or grave markers |
| HEAD INJ/67YOM AT GRAVESITE USING A SHOVEL WHILE PLANTING FLOWERS & FEL L BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON GRAVESTONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| USING SHOVEL TO WEED IN YARD, PASSED OUT HIT HEAD. DX SYNCOPE, SCALP L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 81 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD AFTER STEPPING ON A GARDEN RAKE SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS USING PICK AXE WHICH BOUNCED OFF WALL AND HIT HIS HEAD YESTERDAY DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING LEAVES IN YARD AND FELL AND LAC SCALP, FX C2, AND SUB DURAL HEMO RRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT C/O LAC TO TOP OF HEAD, WALKED INTO SPIKE IN THE BARN AT HOME. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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