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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 349
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ramps or landings |
| GROUND LEVEL FALL OFF A WHEELCHAIR RAMP ONTO HIS FOREHEAD, NO LOC.DX. CHI AND LT FEMORAL SHAFT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ramps or landings, Ceilings and walls |
| 72 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON RAMP AND HIT SIDE WALL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ramps or landings |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS WALKING UP A RAMP AND FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ramps or landings, Tool sheds |
| PT STATES HE WAS DOING YARD WORK AND TRIPPED ON RAMP GOING INTO SHED AND HIT HEAD ON RAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ramps or landings |
| SLIPPED GOING DOWN A HANDICAP RAMP STRUCK HEAD ON CONCRETE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ramps or landings |
| CHI - 81 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL ON A WET HANDICAPPED RAMP AT A MALL HITTI NG HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ramps or landings |
| FELL ON RAMP AT STORE DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Ramps or landings |
| LEFT CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.PT FELL DOWN A RAMP AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Ramps or landings, Wheelchairs |
| PT GOING UP RAMP IN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR, CHAIR FLIPPED OVER HITTING HEA D ON CONCRETE RAMP, HEMORRHAGE BRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ramps or landings, Wheelchairs |
| 66 Y.O. B MALE W/CHI. PT WAS GOING UP A RAMP IN HIS WHEELCHAIR @ NURSIN G HOME & THE WHEEL GOT OFF THE RAMP & HE FELL. E8843 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ramps or landings |
| FELL BACKWARD DOWN A RAMP AT HOME AND HIT HEAD, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ramps or landings |
| THE RAMP ON THE VAN HIT MY HEAD DX: ACUTE SCALP CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY, SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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