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Accidents - Grocery or shopping carts - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
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Date: 12/22/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
TIA. PT WAS IN GROCERY STORE AND FELT WEAK AND LEANED ON THE SHOPPING CART.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/17/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON SHOPPING CART AT FRED MEYER. DX: HEAD/R KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
79 YO FEMALE SLIPPED WITH SHOPPING CART AND FELL ONTO LEFT SIDE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2003Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PT HIT ON HEAD WITH GROCERY CART, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
CAR BACKED UP HIT SHOPPING CART PT WAS PUSHING, CART HIT PT. PT FELL BACKWARDS HIT GROUND. CEPHALO HEMATOMA TIBAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD PUSHING GROCERY CART, OCCIPITAL CONTUSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
65 YOF SEEN FOR INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE AFTER FALLING BACKWARDS CARRING A BAG OF GROCERIES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/12/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SHOPPING CART. DX: 5 CM SCALP LAC, CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
CHI - 72 YOF FELL OVER WHEN SHOPPING CART SHE HAD FELL OVER, HIT HEAD O N GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
78 YO MALE HIT TOP OF HEAD ON SHOPPING CART SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2003Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Grocery or shopping carts, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT AT GROCERY STORE, LEANED TO GET FOOD OFF OF SHELF, HIT BY GROCERY CA RT, FELL HITTING HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PUSHING GROCERY CART LOST BALANCE AND FELL LAC TO HEAD,SHOULDER CONTUSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
HX OF ALZHEIMERS. PT. WALKING THRU PARKING LOT, TRIED TO GRAB ONTO A SH OPPING CART WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL. DX.SCALP HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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