Accidents - Day wear - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,157
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Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Day wear
PT STARTED FIRE TO DRY CLOTHES & FIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL. FD NS. DX: 2% TBSA BURNS SCALP & R HAND, MILD INHALATION INJURY, UGI BLEED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear, Ceilings and walls
BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOMETHING - HOLDING SWEATER; TRIPPED ON SWEATER, F ELL & HIT WALL. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 81 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: Day wear, Toilets
PT SITTING ON THE TOILET RRYING TO PULL UP PANTS AND FELL FORWARD STRUC K FACE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Day wear
HEAD CONT. PT WAS PUTTING ON UNDERWEAR AND FELL HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials
PT FROM NH W/C/O FALL FROM SITTING POSITION, REPORTS HAD SOCKS ON AND S HE SLIPPED ON FLOOR. DX. SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Day wear, Doors
HEAD TRAUMA;L1 COMPRESSION FX/80YOF IN AM GETTING DRESSED,PANTS HANDING ON TOP OF DOOR,REACHED UP, LOST BALANCE & FELL HITTING HEAD ON DRESSER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Day wear
PT WAS PUTTING CLOTHES ON AND FELL DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER AND CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA - PATIENT GOT OUT OF BED THIS A.M. WITH SOCKS ON AND FELL ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear
PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF VAN, SHORTS CAUGHT IN DOOR AND VAN ROLLED. DX: SCALP LAC, ESLD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear, Doors
SCALP LAC,, PT WAS GETTING CLOTHES FROM CLOSET AND FELL HITTING A DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear
SCALP LACERATION,CHI.PT WAS TAKING A SHIRT OFF AND FELL BACKWARDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials
PT IS PARALYZED ON LEFT SIDE & DAUGHTER STATED WAS HELPING PT REMOVE PANTS & PT FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR DX: INTRACRANICAL HEMMORH
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear, Tables
AT NURSING HOME PT TRYING TO PUT BRA ON-FELL HEAD STRUCK NIGHTSTAND, NLOC,DX SCALP LACERATION,RECURRENT FALLS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Day wear
PT WITH CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING FROM TRIPPING ON SOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 90 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: Day wear
90 YOF TRIPPED OVER PANTS LEG AND FELL SUSTAINING CONTUSIONS TO HEAD, L EFT HIP AND SHOULDER AND CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Day wear, Sinks
PT BENT OVER TO PULL UP PANTS,FELL FORWARD,HIT HEAD ON SINK,NLOC DX HEAD INJURY,FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Day wear
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE PUTTING PANTS ON DX: HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	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: Day wear, Tables
CHI-NO LOC-SLIPPED IN STOCKING FEET-FELL-HIT HEAD ON A NIGHT STAND-@ HO ME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 53 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: Day wear, Tables
TRIPPED OVER A COMFORTER WHILE PUTTING ON PANTS&FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO NIGHT TABLE >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	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: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials
MINOR HEAD TRAUMA;LAC/80YOF FROM SENIOR HOME, WAS TAKING OFF SWEATER AN D FELL BACKWARD FALLING ONTO THE FLOOR. DENIES LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Day wear
FELL PUTTING SOCKS ON DX: LUMBOSACRAL SPRAIN, BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear, Furniture
RIGHT SCALP LAC, PT LOST BALANCE WHENPUTTING ON PANTS AND FELL INTO A P IECE OF FURNITURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear, Ceilings and walls
SLIPPED ON SOCKS, HIT HEADON CORNER WALL, DX; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS PUTTING ON PANTS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TRASH CAN IN BATHROOM AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 85 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: Day wear, Wheelchairs
WHILE TAKING OFF SWEATER, PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, HITTING HEAD, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Day wear
FELL OVER WHILE PULLING PANTS UP, HIT HEAD HAS LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Day wear
ALTERED MENTAL STATUS-GROUND LEVEL FALL WHILE PUTTING ON PANTS-HIT HEAD @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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