Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,017
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Date: 12/16/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
LIFTING GATE TO HORSE STALL GATE HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD CLOSED HEAD IN JURY 64YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 63 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: Fences or fence posts, Other unpowered garden tools
DX LAC HEAD/CHI: 63YOM 5CM LAC ON TOP OF HEAD. US'G FENCE POST DRIVER TO INSALL A POST; DRIVER FLIPPED & PT SUS DIRECT BLOW TO TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 53 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: Fences or fence posts
53 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER INJURY INVOLVING HIS HEAD AFTER A CHAIN LINK FENCE ON TOP OF HIM TODAY- DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, CERVICAL STRAIN, BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2010	Age: 72 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
72 YOF CLOSED HEAD INURY S/P TRIPPING ON UNEVEN CONCRETE AND FALLING FO RWARD HITTING THE TOP OF HER HEAD ON A FENCE POLE$
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 64 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: Fences or fence posts
64YOF WAS IN MVA, HIT A FENCE DX: HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
66 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO HEAD. PT WAS WALKING ON DEER LEASE AND FELL IN TO BARBED WIRE FENCE. LAC SCALP, MULTIPLE ABRASIONS, HEA INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
56 YO M VEERED HIS CAR INTO A DITCH, RAN TRHOUGH A FENCE, ENDED UP HITTING A TRACTOR, HEAD PAIN. DX CHI ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 87 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
87YOM CLIMBING OVER THE GATE TO GET INTO HIS COMMUNITY AND FELL ONTO HE AD CLOSED HEAD INJURY SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
58 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON AN IRON GATE DOWNTOWN. DX: HEAD/FACE LAC 10 CM, HYPOKALEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
68YOWF PT TRIPPED OVER THE CURB AND FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON AN IRON FENCE. DX. LAC HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
62YOM HIT TOP OF HEAD ON FENCE LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 52 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
52YOF, A WOODEN GATE @ PARKING GARAGE FELL HITTING HER ON THE HEAD, NO LOC YET C/O H/A>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
65 YOF CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A METAL GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 75 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: Fences or fence posts
75YOM HIT IN HEAD BY UPPER CROSSBAR OF GATE WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO CORRA L A COW.DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
90YOF FELL WHILE ENTERING THE HOUSE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON WIRE FENCE,INJURED HEAD & RT HAND;RT HAND LAC 2.5CM,CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
HEAD CONT. 55 YOF FELL INTO A FENCE WHEN CLEANING OUT DEBRIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fences or fence posts
CONCUSSION. 52 YOM FELL WHEN TRYING TO GET OVER FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS WORKING ON A FENCE AND A POST HIT HER IN THE HEAD CONTUSION HE D 54YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
51 YO M, +S/B DRIVER IN MVC, STRUCK A FENCE, C/O HEADACHE AND NECK PAIN , DX C-H-I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fences or fence posts
63YOM, UNBELTED PASS IN A MV DROVE THRU FENCEH THEN INTO A HOUSE, +LOC/ AMENSTIC>>CONCUSSION/LIP LAC
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
51 YO F FELL HIT HEAD ON FENCE GATE. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Tools
53 YOM PT WAS DRIVING A T-FENCE POST AND THE T-POST HAMMER JUMPED BACK AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
54 YOM WAS STANDING ON THE PORCH AND A POST FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEA D. DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
64 YO M, C/O NECK AND BACK PAIN, INVOLVED IN MVC, WAS REAR ENDED BY VAN AND HIT A GATE, CONFUSED, DX C-H-I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	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: Fences or fence posts
67 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY HIT TO THE TOP OF HER HEAD BY A METAL GATE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
58 YO F, C/O FALLING FROM A FENCE, LOC, DX C-H-I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
71 YOWM FELL IN YARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FENCE. DX: CONTUSION HEAD AND NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
58YOF, C/O H/A S/P HITTING HEAD ON A TREE A WK AGO WHILE FIXING A FENCE >>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
55YOM WITH CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, SAW A FENCE POST AND PULLED IT OUT, STRIKING SELF IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
66 YR FEMALE AND HIT HEAD ON WOODEN FENCE DX: SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
72 YOM, LACERATION TO SCALP, PT. OUTSIDE FELL, HIT HEAD ON FENCE,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
SCALP LAC-56YOM-FELL BACKWARDS HITTING A STEEL FENCE POST-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
79 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE FALL HITTING HIS HEAD ON FENCE AT HOME- D X- HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
70 YOM LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON A WOOD FENCE SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 92 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
92 YR OLD FEMALE WLAKING AND FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON FENCE RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
67YOF SUST HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE WAS LEANING A FENCE. CHILDREN WERE PLAYING ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEN THEY RAN INTO THE FENCE AND PT FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
51YOF LAC HEAD ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
62YOF, BENDING DOWN IN THE GARDEN THEN STOOD UP INTO METAL GATE HITTING HEAD>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
67 Y/O FAMALE WAS BEING PUSHED BACKWARDS BY A HORSE & HIT HEAD ON POST OF A FENCE AT THE STABLES DX: LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
59 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON FENCE POST WHILE PULLING IT OUT AT HOME DX/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	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: Fences or fence posts
CHI-NO LOC-56YOF-FELL OVER A GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
84 YO NAF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FENCE POST AT HOME CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 87 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: Fences or fence posts
87 YO F C/O DIZZINESS. HIT HEAD ON A GATE 3 DAYS AGO. NO LOC. NO FALL. DX:PRESYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
69 YOF PT WALKING ON UNEVEN SIDEWALK, TRRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST FENCE. SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
CHI,CS.52YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FENCE POST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
66 TOM LEANDED DOWN AND HIT HEAD ON GATE LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 86 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: Fences or fence posts
86 YO F SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE 2 DAYS AGO AND HIT FACE ON METAL GATE A ND THEN GROUND. CONTINUED PAIN. DX: CHI, FACE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 84 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: Fences or fence posts
84YOF WAS GOING INTO STORE AND TRIPPED OVER FENCE IN PARKING LOT HIT HE AD ...CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 56 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: Concussion
Product: Fences or fence posts, Doors
56YOF WALKING IN *** PHARMACY WHEN A LARGE OVER HEAD GATE CAME DOWN ON HEAD AS SHE WAS WALKING OUT THE DOOR CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fences or fence posts
72 YOM MOVING FIREWOOD AT HOME AND HIT A POST SUSTAINING A CHI WITH LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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