Accidents - Escalators - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,201
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Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 79 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: Escalators
79 YR OLD MALE FELL DOWN ESCALATOR WITH SKIN FLAP TO HEAD,BACK PAIN AND CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Escalators
59YOM FELL ON ESCALATOR CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/25/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Escalators
INTOXICATED AND FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AND LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	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: Escalators
PT FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AT MARKET. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC X5 SUPERFICIAL, ABR, ETOH INTOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 71 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: Escalators
PT WAS RIDING ON AN ESCALATOR AT *** AND FELL 4 TO 5 STEPS, CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND FACIAL LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 80 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: Escalators, Luggage
FELL ON ESCALATOR WHILE REACHING FOR LUGGAGE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 85 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: Escalators
COLLAPSED AT THE TOP OF ESCALATOR AND FELL AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/14/2009	Age: 52 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: Escalators
FELL DOWN ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 82 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: Escalators
FELL BACKWARDS ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 70 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
FELL BACK ON SUBWAY ESCALATOR AND HIT HEAD WITH CONTUSION AND LEG AND S HOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 58 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: Escalators
WALKING UP ESCALATOR AND MISSED STEP AND FELL STRIKING HEAD LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 88 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: Escalators
ON ESCALATOR, FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD DX: POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
67YOF WAS ON ESCALATOR AT AIRPORT WHEN HAD SYNCOPE AND FELL HITTING HEA D ON STEP. DX;SYNCOPE, LACERATION TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators
77 YOF FELL ON ESCALATOR SUSTAINING CHI AND CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 73 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: Escalators
FELL WHILE ON ESCALATOR AND HIT HEAD SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
68 YOM FELL ON ESCALATOR AT *** STATION, WAS DRUNK, SUSTAINED LACERAT ION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Escalators
87YOF FELL ON ESCALATOR CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 67 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: Escalators
FELL ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 97 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: Escalators
FELL ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 69 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: Escalators
FELL ON ESCALATOR AND LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 91 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: Escalators
FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AT *** CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 80 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: Escalators
FELL STRUCK HEAD ON ESCALATOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 74 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: Escalators
FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 72 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: Escalators
TRIPPED AND FELL GOING UP ESCALATOR AT AIRPORT CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PT WAS ON ESCALATOR, LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD, CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 84 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: Escalators
PT WITH CHI FROM FALL ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	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: Escalators
LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators
FELL FORWARD ON ESCALATOR AND HIT FACE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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: Escalators
FELL TEN STEPS ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 55 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: Hematoma
Product: Escalators
FELL BACKWARD STRIKING HEAD ON ESCALATOR HEMATOMA SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Escalators
PT WITH HEAD INJURY FROM FALL ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 52 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: Escalators
HEAD CT-FELL ON ESCALATOR @ AIRPORT-+ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 55 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: Escalators
FELL BACK ON ESCALATOR AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
70 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL ON ESCALATOR SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	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: Escalators
SLIPPED ON ESCALATOR GOING UP AND HAIR CAUGHT IN STAIRS PULLING HER ALO NG CAUSING HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 73 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: Escalators
FELL OFF ESCALATOR STRIKING HEAD HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 87 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: Escalators
87 YOF SLIPPED ON ESCALATOR AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
81 YOF FELL BACK ON ESCALATOR GOING UP; LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
FELL STRUCK HEAD WHILE ON ESCALATOR CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 70 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: Escalators
70 YOF FELL GOING UP ESCALATOR AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 77 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: Escalators
FELL BACK ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 71 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: Escalators
71 YOF FELL ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 81 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: Escalators
81 YOF FELL DOWN TWO ESCALATOR STAIRS CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 76 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: Escalators
PT AT THE AIRPORT AND STUMBLED ON AN ESCALATOR AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUS TAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 54 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: Escalators
54 YOM FELL ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 71 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: Escalators
71 YOM FELL ON ESCALATOR AT CASINO AND CUT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD LACERATION - CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
85 YOM TRIPPED ON ESCALATOR CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
87 YO F CONTUSION TO SCALP AND BACK FELL OFF ESCALATOR *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 79 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: Escalators
79 YOF FELL WHILE GOING ON ESCALATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 67 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: Escalators
PT TRIPPED ON HOSPITAL ESCALATOR AND HIT HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 89 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: Escalators
89 YOM TRIPPED UP ESCALATOR AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 81 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: Escalators
PT FELL DOWN THE ESCALATOR AT THE AIRPORT SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y AND ABRASIONS TO FACEESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 81 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: Escalators, Luggage
81 YOM GOT SUITCASE CAUGHT WHILE GOING UP ESCALATOR AND FELL CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
72 YOM FELL ON ESCALATOR AT *** MARINA AND HIT HEAD ABRASION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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