Accidents - Poles - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,509
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	738	Lower Arm:	476
Face:	366	Upper Trunk:	332
Shoulder:	239	Lower Leg:	197
Finger:	197	Neck:	143
Toe:	140	Upper Leg:	135
Knee:	107	Wrist:	91
Hand:	83	Ankle:	75
Lower Trunk:	62	Upper Arm:	59
Foot:	31	Elbow:	15
Eyeball:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Poles
FELL HITTING SHOULDER ON POST DX: SHOULDER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK ON A POLE AT STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
SCRAPED ARM AGAINST POLE FA LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT TRIPPED OVER A POLE AND FELL DX: CONTUSION TO UPPER ABDOMEN AND CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 55 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: Poles
55 YO FEMALE FAINTED IN LINE AT CASINO AND HIT HEAD ON METAL POLE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
69 YO MALE FELL AGAINST POLE WHILE CARRYING GROCERIES CONTUSION LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT AT AIRPORT AND FELL INTO A POLE DX: R BREAST CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
WALKED INTO A SHARP METAL SIGN POLE ON STREET AND LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Poles
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY AFTER STRUCK HEAD ON A POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
WAITING IN LINE AT MOVIES, ACC PUSHED BY SOMEONE, LOST BALANCE&FELL HIT TING HEAD ON METAL PILLAR " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Poles
FELL ON CONCRETE COLUMN AFTER TRIPPING OVER CAT. FRACTURE LEFT 8TH RI B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT. STATES SHE FELL IN THE CARPORT WHEN DOOR OF CAR HIT HER AND SHE FEL L AND HIT R SHOULDER ON POLE. DX. LAC R SHOULDER, CONT R FH, SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
KNEE SPRAIN - 57 YOF WAS PLAYING WITH GRANDCHILD AT PARK, SLID DOWN A P OLE AND TWISTED HER RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles, Ceilings and walls
JUMPING FROM ONE POLE TO ANOTHER, FELL HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE WALL&LA NDED ON BUTTOCKS" BACK MS STRAIN" +" HEAD CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Poles
SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO AN IRON POLE RIGHT FLANK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
A HARD PLASTIC COLUMN FELL AND HIT PT'S L FOOT AS HE WAS TAKING IT OFF SHELF AT LOWES. DX. LAC L 3RD TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Poles
TRIPPED OVER POST IN YARD. FRACTURE RADIAL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
RAN IN TO METAL POLE AND LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles, Exercise
PT HIKING, SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HIT A POLE, NO LOC DX: MULITPLE R POSTERIOR RIB CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles, House repair or construction materials
SCALP LAC/55YOM AT HOME ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO WAS PULLING POST OUT OF TH E GROUND AND WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A 4 X 4.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Poles
PT HAS SPLINTER IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER FROM WOOD POST DX: RIGHT FINGER SPLINTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
HIT HEAD ON POST LAC. SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PT HIT WRIST ON A POLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT FOUND ON SIDE OF ROAD. STATES RAN INTO A POLE. ABRASION TO ARM. +ETO H. D: ETOH INTOXICATION, ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE METAL POLE AT FRONT DOOR LACERATING RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
59 YO FEMALE HIT LEFT FOOT AGAINST METAL POLE AT BALLY'S SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 76 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: Poles
PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A METAL POST AT HOME AND NECK FLEW FORWARD CONTUSION SCALP STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 56 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: Poles
PATIENT WAS WALKING, HAD HER FACE TURNED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION & THEN HER HEAD HIT A POLE SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
INJURED LEG LIFTING A FLAG POLE/ CONTUSION RT THIGH AND KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
PT W/ RECENT FOOT INJURY, REINJURED WHEN PT STRUCK A POLE W/ FOOT DX: FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
TRIPPED OVER CEDAR POST IN DRIVEWAY CONTUSING FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
52 YEAR OLD MALE HIT HEAD ON POLE LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
PT WAS AT THE COUNTY FAIR WORKING WITH DRAFT HORSES AND WAS ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT BETWEEN POLE AND HORSES. DX: RIB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CUT FINGER ON METRAL RACK TRYING TO PLACE ON POLE " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
81 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL AND CUT LEFT TIBIA ON METAL POLE YESTERDAY ABRASION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 51 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: Poles, Swimming pools
51 YO MALE WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH POLE WHILE GETING OUT OF SWIMMING POOL - CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT HIT RT MIDDLE TOE ON A WOODEN POST DX: CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
WORKING IN HER YARD AND HIT SHIN ON A METAL POLE LACERATION AND CONTUSI ON LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT DX CONTUSION TO LT FOREARM - S/P STRUCK WITH METAL POLE AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT PUTTING FLAG UP A FLAG POLE, SUSTAINED LAC TO RT 4TH FINGER, LAC FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT WALKING WHEN SHE FELL STRIKING HER LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST A "COLUMN" CONTSUION SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles, Ceilings and walls
CEILING SUPPORT POLE FELL ON PATIENT WHILE PUTTING IT UP IN BASEMENT 3 CM HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
FELT SOMETHING PULL IN ARM WHEN GRABBING A POLE DX: UPPER ARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles, Eyeglasses
PT WALKED INTO A METAL POLE STRIKING GLASSES. DX: FACIAL CONT/ABR, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT SCRAPED ARM ON A FLAGPOLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT AT HOME WHEN HE SLIPPED STRIKING FACE ON A METAL POLE SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Poles
PT SUST AVULSION TO TOE HIT ON POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Poles
61 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON POLE AT RESORTS CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT TRIPPED OVER A METAL POLE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION TO LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
SITTING UNDER CANOPE @ PARTY & WIND BLEW IT DOWN & POLE LAC FACE (COMPL EX)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Poles
FB RT 4TH FINGER.PT WAS PUTTING TOGETHER A FLAG POLE AND GOT A SPLINTER IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
STUMBLED ON SIDEWALK,HIT HEAD ON CAST IRON FLAG POLE-HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
PT SUSTAINED SHOULER SPRAIN - RAN INTO POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT SUST CONTUSION TO FINGER HIT ON A POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
TRIPPED ON A STEEL POLE FELL INTO A CONSTRUCTION HOLE LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles, Hammers
PATIENT WAS DRINING A POLE WITH A HAMMER, WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD. DX-5CM SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
PATIENT PICKED UP POSTS THIS P.M., STARTED HAVING LOW BACK PAIN. DX-LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
75 Y/O FEMALE TRIPPED OVER A POLE AT AN UNSPECIFIED LOCATION CONTUSING HER LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT BROKE WOODEN FLAG POLE TO SHORTEN IT AND IT STUCK IN PT N PALM OF R HAND DX CONTO TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
HIT HEAD ON POLE DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
69 Y/O B/M RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO THIGH AFTER HIT BY A POLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PAIN IN THE LEFT LOWER ARM AFETR A POLE FELL AND HIT HIM WHILE HE WAS W ORKING IN THE YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT AT HOME CUT FINGER ON A TELESCOPING POLE DXR 5TH DIGIT 3CMX1CM SUPERFICIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT. FELL 15 MINS AGO AND HIT HEAD ON A BRICK PILLAR ON PORCH. DX. LAC S CALP, CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE CHEST BY FALLING ON A METAL POLE AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Poles
GETTING OUT OF BOAT, POST GAVE WAY, PT FELL BACK INTO BOAT AND THEN INTO WATER DX: MULTI RIB FX'S, PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 76 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: Poles
HEAD INJ/76YOM LOST HIS BALANCE OUTSIDE AND FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD TO WO ODEN POLE. ALSO STS CONCRETE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
FELL FROM FLAGPOLE DX: NECK STRAIN / HEAD, BACK & NECK CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT. STRUCK FOREARM AGAINST MAIL BOX POST. DX. LAC. R. FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
HIT IN FOOT WITH STEEL POLE YESTERDAY DX L ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Poles
53 YO MALE WAS IN MVA, STEPPED OUT OF CAR AND FELL INTO POLE KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2005	Age: 76 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: Concussion
Product: Poles
PT WAS IN A PUBLIC EVENT, FELT DIZZY&HOT, WALKED INTO A CONCRETE POST, SUSTAINED" F.HEAD ABRASION" +" CONCUSSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Poles
PT STRUCK KNEE ON POST; PW KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
RAN INTO POST WHILE WALKING HER DOG DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL POLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
CONTUSION FOOT - 52 YOM STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT ON A COLUMN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Poles
PT. FELL , LAMDED ON R. WRIST ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE POLE FROM GROUND. D X. FX. R. WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
51 YOF LACERATED RIGHT EYE AREA AFTER HITTING A POLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Poles
PT WAS WORKING IN HIS YARD PULLING GRASS AND HIT A POLE WITH SOMETHING SHARP ON IT. DX: ULNAR PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
METAL POLE SLIPPED & HIT LT CHEEK. ACUTE LT FACIAL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Poles
PT SUSTAINED SHOULDER FRACTURE FROM FALL HITTING POLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT SLIPPED ON ICE&HIT LOWER LEG ON POLE SUSTAINED " LOWER LEG CONTUSION''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
64 YO MALE FELL THIS MORNING AND HIT FACE ON METAL POLE ABRASION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD BY A POLE C/O PAIN FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 57 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: Poles
57 YO FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE COLUMN CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
MVA, RESTRAINED DRIVER, HIT CARPORT POST, TAKING IT OUT COMPLETELY DX: CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT STUBBED TOES ON POLE. DX: CONT/ABR R 3, 4, 5TH TOES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT HEAD ON A POLE HE GRABBEDE AND INJ HIP CONTUSIN G IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
WALKED INTO A METAL POLE AT THE DR'S OFFICE DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT HIT WITH WODDEN POST; NECK CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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