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Accidents - Windowsills or frames - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 494
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Date: 12/28/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON WINDOW SILL. DX: FOREHEAD LAC W/VIOLATION OF GALEA, R EYELID PW, BILAT CORNEAL ABR, ATE 2/2 ETOH, CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
HEAD LACERATION.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER,HITTING WINDOWN SILLS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD AGAINST WINDOW SILL. DX: SYNCOPE, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, 4 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM WASP, HIT HEAD ON WINDOW SILL AT HOME. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 96 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WINDOW LEDGE DX: HEAD TRUAMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT WAS SPRAYING ANTS ON HER WINDOWSILL WITH ANT SPRAY AND SLIPPED STRUC K BACK OF HEAD ON THW WINDOW SILL LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames, Animal induced injury
ETOH INTOXICATED,?BAC, PULLED BY A DOG&FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO A WINDOW SILL, NO LOC >> HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WINDOW FRAME. DX: HEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windowsills or frames, Wheelchairs
PT LEANED FOREWARD IN A WHEELCHAIR AND FELL OUT STRIKING HEAD ON A WIND OWSILL SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Windowsills or frames
PT STOOD UP AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WINDOW SILL 2 DAYS AGO. DX. CONT, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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