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Accidents - Public equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,462
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:470Foot:168
Face:162Eyeball:131
Lower Trunk:88Lower Arm:86
Knee:86Wrist:73
Lower Leg:73Ankle:59
Finger:30Shoulder:15
Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/20/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Public equipment
PT WAS WALKING INTO *** WHEN THE WIND BLEW OVER A *** SIGN AND IT FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
RAN INTO SIGN SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
FELL OVER ORANGE SAFETY FLOOR CONE AT THE SUPERMARKET CONTUSION OF LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
PT TAKING DOWN CAMPAIGN SIGNS AND FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
65 YO FEMALE HAD SIGN FALL ON LEFT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Public equipment, Paper products
WALKED INTO A PAPERTOWEL HOLDER AT GAS STATION HITTING F.HEAD " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Public equipment
75 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON METAL PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER AT CASINO LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Public equipment
PT WAS ADJUSTING A METAL SIGN AT A STORE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINF ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
GOT STRUCK IN HEAD BY CONCESSION STORE SIGN. DX- OCCIPITAL SCALP CONTUS ION, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Public equipment
PT HAD A WOODEN SIGN FALL ONTO LT FOOT. FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Public equipment
PT WAS IN A STORE WHEN A SIGN FELL ON HER LEFT ANKLE FRACTURED LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Public equipment
PT FELL AT A PARK SHELTER IN TOWN, STRAINED LOWER TRUNK, PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/08/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
LEFT FACE & SHOULDER CONTUSIONS-TRIPPED OVER LEG OF ADVERTISEMENT SIGN AND FELL ON SIDEWALK SCRAPING FACE & SHOULDER ON GROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Public equipment, Eyeglasses
L WRIST INJ/57YOF FELL OVER SIGN YESTERDAY IN *** PARKING LOT. HIT R EY E AND FELL ONTO PAVEMENT. GLASSES ON. R EYE SWOLLEN.WRIST WARM TO TOUCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Public equipment
WALING THRU HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WHEN STRUCK HEAD ON SIGN SUST LAC TO S CALP DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2006Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Public equipment
PT STRUCK RT LOWER LEG ON SIGN AT CHURCH DX: RT ANKLE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
A CONSTRUCTION SIGN, BLOWN BY WIND AND FELL ON SHOULDER " CONTS'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
TRIPPED OVER LEGS ON SIGN WHILE GOING INTO STORE DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Public equipment
STEPPED ON SENSOR TAG PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Public equipment
SIGN FELL AND STRUCK HEAD HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Public equipment
PT MOVING FROM HOME, LIFTED MOVING SIGN AND DEVELOPED R LOW BACK PAIN DX: R LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE - BRANCH CAUGHT ON A SIGN AND HIT HIM IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment, Stairs or steps
CONTUSION HAND - 56 YOF C/O RIGHT HAND AND THUMB PAIN AFTER FALL YESTER DAY HITTING HAND ON A PARKING METER, ALSO FELL ON STEPS SAME DAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Public equipment
PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HEAD AFTER WALKING INTO A SIGN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/08/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Public equipment, Soaps
USING SOAP DISPENSER AT HOSPITAL WHILE VISITING HUSBAND AND SOAP SPLASH ED IN EYE EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Public equipment
TRIPPED AND FELL ON TRAFFIC CONE, R FA PAIN DX: R FA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FELL ON FOREHEAD. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY WITH L EY EBROW AND FOREHEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Public equipment, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS PUTTING A FOR SALE SIGN IN HIS FRONT YARD AND STRUCK BY THE MIRR OR OF A PASSING CAR WAS INTOXICATED SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Public equipment
PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT GROCERY STORE WHEN HIT ARM ON A SIGN. DX; LAC.L.FOR EARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Public equipment
PT WAS AT A RESTURANT WHEN HE RAN INTO A SIGN CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HI S SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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