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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 328
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HELPING A NEIGHBOR AND BUMPED HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF AN AWNING SUSTAI NED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT TAKING HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 69 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| HIT HEAD ON METAL AWNING BAR -LOC HAS HEADACHE DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STOOD UP STRIKING TOP OF HEAD ON AN OVERHANGING AWNING SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STOOD UP STRIKING TOP OF HEAD ON AN AWNING OVERHANGING AT HIS HOUSE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS CUTTING HIS GRASS AT HOME AND INADVERTENTLY WALKED INTO AN AWNIN G STRIKING SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| ~AWNING FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD KNOCKING HER TO GROUND AND +LOC DX- ACUTE LAC TO THE BACK OF HEAD RIB FX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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