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Accidents - Windowsills or frames - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,509
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:465Face:243
Upper Trunk:220Finger:211
Lower Trunk:68Upper Leg:67
Mouth:66Elbow:59
Neck:59Shoulder:15
Knee:15Ankle:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/10/2005Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Windowsills or frames
HIT ELBOW ON WINDOW SILL. LT ELBOW CT W/ AVULSION LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2005Age: 101 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT 101 YEARS OLD, AGE VERIFIED, FELL HITTING CHEST ON WINDOW SILL AT NU RSING HOME, CONTUSION CHEST, ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windowsills or frames
HIT HEAD ON WINDOW EDGE [WOOD] BHT SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames, Stairs or steps
PT ASCENDING STAIRS AT HOME AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING FACE AGA INST A WINDOWSILL LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Windowsills or frames
PATIENT WAS ON A WINDOW LEDGE IN A HOSPITAL CLOSING A CURTAIN & FELL OFF, FELT KNEE TWIST. DX - RT KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE BIRTHDAY PARTY DRINKING ALCOHOL AND FELL BACK WARDS STRIKING HEAD ON A WINDOWSILL LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL ON A WINDOW SILL CAUSING A FX TO HER LT RI BS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2005Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
HIT CORNER OF WINDOW, WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE IN DARK DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Windowsills or frames, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
TRAUMA BACK.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FRON WINDOWS SILLS WHILE PUTTING CUR TAINS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Windowsills or frames
R RIB FX - FELL AGAINST WOODEN WINDOW SILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Windowsills or frames
WORKING ON A WINDOW SILL AND FELL ON FEET FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/13/2005Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Windowsills or frames
SCALP ABRAS/77YOM STS GOT DIZZY WHEN STANDING IN LIVING ROOM AT HOME AN D FELL BACKWARD STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON WINDOW SILL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Windowsills or frames
CAUGHT FINGER ON WINDOW SILL FINGER DISLOCATTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT CLEANING WINDOW AT HOME SILL FELL ON HAND LAC LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT FELL AGAINST A WINDOW LEDGE, RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
FELL AT NURSING HOME HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON WINDOW LEDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Windowsills or frames
PATIENT FELL STRIKING NOSE ON A WINDOW SILL AT HOME. DX-FOREHEAD AND NOSE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP FROM AN OPEN WINDOW FRAME AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT FELL INTO THE WINDOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT DX CONTUSION TO RT SHOULDER - AFTER WINDOW FRAME FELL ON RT SHOULDER 1/2 HR AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Windowsills or frames
PAIN TO BACK OF HEAD X 6 DAYS SINCE BANGING HEAD ON WINDOWSILL WHILE PA INTING. DX. NECK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2005Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windowsills or frames, Chairs
PT SITTING IN A SWIVEL CHAIR WHEN HE LEANED FORWARD AND FELL OUT STRIKI NG HEAD ON A MARBLE WINDOWSILL CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Windowsills or frames
CONCUSSION-FELL-@ HOME-HIT WINDOW SILL-ETOH INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT FELL HAS LACERATION ON FACEON WINDOWSILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Windowsills or frames
66 Y/O M INJURED L RING FINGER WHEN FELL AGAINST WINDOW FRAME AT HOME. DX; L RING FINGER DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Windowsills or frames
DX LACERATION TO HEAD: HIT HEAD ON WINDOW SILL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2005Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Windowsills or frames
LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT: NOT SEEN: NO INFORMATION EXCEPT HIT TEETH ON WINDOW SILL BIRTHDATE IS ALWAYS LISTED 11-11-11 WHEN NO INFO AVAIL
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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