Accidents - House repair or construction materials - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,270
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Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT HIT HEAD ON A METAL BUILDING CAUSING SCALP ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT FELL 10FT FROM ROOF ONTO CONCRETE. DX: T11 ANTER COMPRESS FX, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: House repair or construction materials
68 Y/O M INJURED HEAD WHEN TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CEMENT BLOCK AT *** . DX; SCALP HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2005	Age: 75 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: House repair or construction materials
DX RIGHT HEAD CONTUSION: FELL FROM ROOF AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders
PT WAS ON A LADDER ON ROOF WHEN HE FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT WAS UP ON HIS ROOF AND FELL ABOUT 10-12 FEET/ HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 61 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: House repair or construction materials
BRICK FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD DX: CHI, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT FELL OFF HIS ROOF ABOUT 14 FEET LANDING ON HEAD WITH LOSS OF CONSCIU OUSNESS CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
LAC TOP OF HEAD; PT HELONG HUSBAND WHEN HE DROPPED PIECE OF WOODEN SIDI NG & IT STRUCK PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT IN HIS CAR PORT AT HOME WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE CAR PORT APART STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH LUMBER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
74 Y/O M INJURED TOP OF HEAD WHEN HIT HEAD AGAINST WOODEN BEAM AT FRIEN DS HOUSE. DX; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 93 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: House repair or construction materials, Floors or flooring materials
93 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CONCRETE SLAB AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 72 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: House repair or construction materials, Seasonal decorations
OCCIPITAL SCALP LAC/72YOM STRUCK HEAD ON A BOARD IN ATTIC AT HOME WHILE LOOKING FOR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
3CM HEAD LAC-HIT BY A 2X4 THAT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
FELL OFF 12FTH ROOF LANDED ON BUTTOCKS. " SCALP LAC" +" CERVICAL STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	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: House repair or construction materials
PT HAD FALL OF 8-10 FEET FROM ROOF OF OWN HOME. WAS TEARING ROOF OFF AT THE TIME. (PT NOT SURE WHY.). D:C2 FX, TRAUMATIC SUBARACHOID HEMORRAGE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/22/2005	Age: 69 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: House repair or construction materials
PATIENT HIT IN HEAD BY CEILING TILE IN HOUSE DAMAGED BY HURRICANE. DX; BLUNT HEAD INJURY/HEADACHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT FELL 15FT FROM ROOF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 54 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: House repair or construction materials
CLOSED HEAD INJURY-STEPPED UP INTO A BEAM IN HER HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT WORKING IN HIS GARDEN AT HOME AND SLIPPED STRIKING HEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE CONTUSION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
SCALP AND LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT FELL OFF A ROOF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
CHI; SCALP LAC, PT WAS WORKING IN GARAGE AND A BOARD FELL DOWN AND HIT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
FELL OFF ROOF DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT HAD 15 FOOT FALL OFF ROOF. DOESN'T REMEMBER FALL OR WHY HE WAS UP TH ERE. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CHEST WALL CONTUSION, HYPERKALEMIA, STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 65 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: House repair or construction materials
BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA - BOARD FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: House repair or construction materials
60 YO MALE WAS LIGHTHEADED WHILE LAYING BRICKS AT HOME IN THE SUN AND PASSED OUT - CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: House repair or construction materials
SKULL FX & SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, FX L RIB & R HUMERUS; FELL OFF HIS ROOF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: House repair or construction materials
C/O BUMP ON HEAD FROM 2 X 4, DX; HEMATOMA ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
82 YO MALE HAD BRICK FALL ON HEAD LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
HEAD INJURY-HIT BY A 2X4 BOARD THAT FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders
CHI-@ HOME-CLIMBING OFF ROOF ONTO LADDER-FELL FROM LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 61 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: House repair or construction materials
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS SCALP ON A LOOSE PIECE OF SIDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: House repair or construction materials
64 YO MALE BUMPED HEAD ON 4 X 4 CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials, Scaffolding
CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT PATIENT'S HOME AND WALKED UNDER A THRESHOLD AN D BRUSHED SCAFFOLDING AND 2 X 4 BOARD FELL & HIT HEAD SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 53 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: House repair or construction materials
SHEET METAL, FELL ON HEAD SCALP LAC, BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 79 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: House repair or construction materials
79 YO WATERING FLOWERS FELL STRUCK HEAD ON SIDE OF HOUSE LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
STATES HE WAS WORKING AT HOME AND STATES A 2X4 PIECE OF WOOD HIT HIM IN THE UPPER FOREHEAD. 1 CM LACERATION TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 64 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: House repair or construction materials
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING IN ROOF MIXING CEMENT FELL DOWN FRO M ROOF TOP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	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: House repair or construction materials
PT HAD UNWITNESSED FALL FROM ROOF. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials, Basketball
HEAD INJ/51YOM HIT HEAD TWICE TODAY AT HOME. ONCE ON A BRICK THEN BASKE TBALL HOOP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
HIT IN HEAD BY SHINGLE THAT WAS THROWN OFF ROOF DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	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: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
SLIPPED ON LOOSE BOARD IN GARAGE AND FELL 12 FT LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
PIECE OF MARBLE FELL ON HEAD B H T, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 57 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: House repair or construction materials, Ladders
PT HAD 10 FOOT FALL OFF ROOF/LADDER AND LANDED ON CONCRETE. D:TEMPORAL INJURY, LOC. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
HEAD INJURY-HIT W/A BOARD-@ HOME-SON WAS REMODELING HER HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
CHI-A BEAM FELL-HIT PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
CHI, PT FELL OFF A ROOF AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	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: House repair or construction materials
PT AT HOME TRIPPED OVER BLOCK, HIT FOREHEAD ON GROUND, UNWITTNESSED. DX : CHI, MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: House repair or construction materials
CONCUSSION - PATIENT SLIPPED ON ICE GOING OUT OF HOUSE - HIT FOREHEAD O N GARAGE - ALSO LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW - NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: House repair or construction materials
FELL OFF ROOF @ HOME DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: House repair or construction materials
PT DOING HOME REPAIRS AND REC LAC FROM ALININUM SIDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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