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Accidents - Ramps or landings - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/12/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ramps or landings
PT FELL OFF A RAMP WHILE WALKING AT CHURCH FELL STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HE AD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ramps or landings, Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR GOING DOWN THE RAMP AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSION TO HAND, LACERATION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ramps or landings
HEMATOMA & ABRASION OF POSTERIOR SCALP - WIND BLEW HER BACKWARDS WHEN W ALKING UP RAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ramps or landings
CHI,CERVICAL AND RT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS WALKING DOWN A RAMP AND FELL AND INJURED HEAD,NECK AND SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ramps or landings
PATIENT SLIPPED & FELL ON WOODEN RAMP AT HOME. DX: CONTUSION OF HEAD & MYOFASCIAL STRAIN TO NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ramps or landings
70 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT STS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM WHILE WALK ING UP A RAMP. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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