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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 501
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:19
Year 1999:71
Year 2001:16
Year 2002:15
Year 2004:71
Year 2005:136
Year 2006:67
Year 2007:30
Year 2008:73

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/19/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT TRIPPED ON CLOTHESLINE-FX NASAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT WALKED INTO A CLOTHES RACK, FOREHEAD SWELLING. DX-CONTUSION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
AT STORE,PT TRIPPED OVER METAL CLOTHING RACK,SLID,FELL ONTO PLASTIC MAT DX FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT PUTTING UP A CLOTHES LINE POLE IN BACKYARD WHEN TRIPPED AND POLE FEL L ON HEAD. GASH ABOVE EYEBROW. NO LOC. D: LACERATION, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
LACERATION TO EYE FROM WOOD ON CLOTHESLINE DX LACERATION OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE YESTERDAY AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
77YOFC TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES LINE IN BACKYARD FELL FACE FIRST INTO CEMENT/NASAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WALKING THROUGH HIS YARD WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FACE AGAINST THE CLOTHES LINE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2001Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/1999Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/1998Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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