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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 720
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING LEAVES, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO DRIVEWAY. LAC TO BACK OF HEAD. FALL SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HEAD LAC-FELL ON DRIVEWAY WHILE RAKING LEAVES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 56 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A SHOVEL FELL FROM A SHELF IN HIS GARAGE HITTING HEAD, NO LOC >>SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS SHOVELING AND FELL LACERATING SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT WITH RAKE, DX; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Stairs or steps |
| FOOT STUCK ON SHOVEL IN GARDEN, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT STEPS. DX; CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WRIST AND CHEST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL OVER A SHOVEL HITTING HEAD IN FLOWER GARDEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RAKING LEAVES WHEN TRIPPED OVER ROCK AND FELL. HIT HEAD ON OTHER ROC K. D: CHI, LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 58 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 |
| LACERATION TO HEAD, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO GARDEN HOE. DX-LACERATION SCALP, CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 61 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: Other unpowered garden tools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SCALP LAC. WITH REPAIR: DIGGING OUT ROOTS WITH A PICK, HIT PICK OFF THE PORCH, BOUNCED OFF PORCH, HIT IN HEAD, 2.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT USING A SHOVEL TO DIG A STUMP OUT OF THE GROUND THE SHOVEL SNAPED BA CK HITTING PT IN HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 89 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 TRIPPED WHILE USING GARDEN TOOL. DX LAC SCALP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHI, PT FELL OVER SHOVEL WHEN DOING YARD WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RAKING LEAVES IN HIS YARD AT HOME AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD S USTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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