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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 465
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Date: 12/26/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Beds or bedframes
74 YO M OUT SHOVELING SNOW, CAME IN WEAK, PASSED OUT, FELL HIT HEAD ON BED. DX SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/16/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CHI. 69 YOM FELL WHEN SHOVELING SNOW HITTINGHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2010Age: 94 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Stairs or steps
94YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW OFF OF STEPS WHEN HE FELL AND HIT HEAD. DEVEL OPED DIZZINESS. BENIGN POSTURAL VERTIGO-ACUTE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 03/01/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
69 YOM FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/26/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
69YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW & SLIPPED, STRIKING BACK OF HEAD DX;# CONCU SSION W/O LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HEAD CONT. 74 YOM FELL IN DRIVEWAY WHEN SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
76YOM, SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW&FELL HITTING HEAD, +LOC/ AMNESTIC TO EVENTS>>SAH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/08/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CONCUSSION-62YOF-FELL ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HEAD LAC, 75 YOM FELL HIT HEAD WHEN SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
68 YOM-FELL & STRUCK HEAD WHILE CLEARING SNOW @ HOME ON BLACKTOP DX CONCUSSION W/LOC & SMALL SUBORACHNOID BLOOD *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
58 YOF WAS SHOVELING SNOW IN DRIVEWAY AND SLIPPED AND FELL FACE FIRST H ITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A CHI AND NOSE SUSTAINING A FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/20/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CONTUSION HEAD - 72 YO FEMALE ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN THE CROWN OF HER H EAD WHEN USING A LARGE SCOOP SHOVEL WHEN CLEARING SNOW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
73YOM, BIB FAMILY WHO NOTICED CHANGE IN THE SPEECH/SLURRED SPEECH ON FR I AFTER SHOVELING THE SNOW>>NEURO PROBLEM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/02/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
56YO MALE WITIH CHI FROM FALLING SHOVEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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