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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2008 | 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: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT FELL 10 FT OFF ROOF WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS. DX: SDH, SAH, L POST 8-9 RIB FX'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| 63 Y/O FELL 12 FT. .CLEANING GUTTERS AT HOME, FELL OFF LADDER ONTO CONCRETE. DX-CHI, LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | 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: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| HIT TOP OF HEAD ON PIPE ABRADING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 67 YOM STRUCK HEAD ON GUTTER OVERHANG SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| TRIPPED OVER GUTTER AND STRUCK HEAD ON CONCRETE DX LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Stepladders |
| CHI. PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS WHILE STANDING ON A STEPLADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A DRAIN PIPE IN YARD AT HOME DX: CONCUSSION TO HEAD/LACERATION TO HEAD/NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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