Accidents - Counters or countertops - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Neck

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,240
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	169
Year 1999:	97
Year 2000:	18
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	184
Year 2003:	99
Year 2004:	75
Year 2005:	96
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	90
Year 2009:	243
Year 2010:	63

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Counters or countertops
76 YO M, C/O NECK PAIN, FELT DIZZY AND FELL IN KICTHEN HITTING NOSE ON KITCHEN COUNTER, DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
PT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON COUNTER AT HOME DX: ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials
FX NECK, FELL COUNTER TO FLOOR
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
CERVICAL STRAIN-BACK CT-FELL IN KITCHEN-HIT HEAD ON COUNTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
PT FELL HITTING BACK ON CORNER OF COUNTER. DX: NECK STRAIN, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON COUNTER. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
TRIP AND FALL, STRUCK HEAD ON COUNTER AT *** DX: CONTUSION HEAD,SHOULDE R& KNEE, LUMBAR & NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Counters or countertops
FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON COUNTER FX C2
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Counters or countertops
FELL IN KITCHEN, HIT HEAD ON COUNTER, NECK PAIN DX; C2 FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON COUNTER AND THEN FLOOR AT ADULT FAMILY HOME. DX: NECK STRAIN, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
FELL AGAINST COUNTER AT RESTAURANT/C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Counters or countertops
SPINAL CORD INJURY-C1; C4-FELL-STRUCK KITCHEN COUNTER-PT CONFUSED-@ HOM E
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
FELL TODAY AGAINST COUNTER, NECK PAIN DX; NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials
PT HIT HEAD ON COUNTER & THEN FLOOR AT STORE. DX: HEAD CONT, CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Counters or countertops
MULTIPLE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES NECK,STERNUM - FELL,HITTING CHEST ON COUN TER AT BOWLING ALLEY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
GETTING UP FROM A SIITING POSITION HIT HEAD ON A COUNTER CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
CERV SPR. PT SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A COUNTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON COUNTER. DX: 8 CM SCALP LAC, CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Counters or countertops, Light bulbs
FELL OFF COUNTER CHANGING A LIGHT BULB PAIN TO NECK AND BACK OF HEAD AND BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials
FELL AGAINST KITCHEN COUNTER THEN TO FLOOR DX. CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
PT FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON COUNTERTOP DX: NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON WET BATHROOM FLOOR, HIT COUNTER DX. NECK FX-DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
FELL OFF COUNTER; NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2001	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2000	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1999	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/1999	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/1998	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1998	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/1998	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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