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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 779
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| WALKED INTO FLOWER POT-HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 81 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| HIT HEAD ON FLOWER POT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HAD METAL PLANTER FALL OFF SHELF STRIKE HEAD, ACUTE SCALP CONTUSION WITH SUPERFICIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| TRELLIS FELL ON HEAD SCALP WOUND - NON SUTURABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 80 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| SCALP LAC;L SUB-CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRAGE/80YOM CUT SCALP ON METAL FLOWER BOX BRACKET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL OFF STEP AND HIT FLOWER BOX. DX: CONT HEAD/L WRIST, CONCUSSION, 4 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| CHI. PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A PLANTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| #81YOM FELL ON FLOWER POT HITTING HEADDX: CONT HEAD/FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 55 Y.O. B FEMALE W/SCALP CONTUSION. PT STRUCK HEAD ON A FLOWER POT @ HO ME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 88 Y F FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HER HEAD ON CLAY GARDENING POT. DX; 1 CM LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 61 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PATIENT STANDING ON EDGE OF PICK UP TRUCK BED WHEN HE FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON PLANTER. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HEMATOMA, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PATIENT STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A FLOWER POT AT HOME. DX-SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 69 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT FELL IN HER YARD WHILE WORKING IN HER FLOWER BED. HIT HEAD ON FLOWER BOX. E8881 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 65 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Swimming pool equipment |
| PATIENT FELL ON POOL COVER AND HIT HEAD ON FLOWER POT. DX: LACERATION S CALP, AND FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| WHILE WALKING TO CAR AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE, GOT TANGLED UP BETWEEN A CAR AND FLOWER POT AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 54 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT WAS CLEANING HER HOUSE WHEN A FLOWER PO T FELL OFF THE SHELF & HIT HER IN THE HEAD. PT ADM. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A PLANTER AT HOME, STRUCK HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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