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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 148
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| WAS SHOVELING OFF DRIVEWAY AND FELL HIT HEAD IS ON *** DX- SCALPLAC CHI |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD, +CONFUSIO N BY WIFE, NO LOC>>CONCUSSION/CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CONCUSSION-LS STRAIN-FELL ON ICY PAVEMENT WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX: SDH, CERVICAL STRAIN, SCALP LAC 8 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SNOW SHOVEL FELL FROM ROOF AND HIT HEAD. DX: HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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