Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,581
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	547
Year 2007:	535
Year 2008:	498

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2008	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING DEAD TREE LIMB DOWN&TREE BROKE&HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD, NO LOC >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other toys
61 YOF STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A TREE BRANCH, WAS ATTENDING A BIRTHDAY PA RTY WHERE A *** WAS BEING HIT ALSO SUSTAINING A CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 80 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CLOSED HEAD INJURY W/O LOC - 80 YO MALE WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS AND A SA PLING HIT HIM IN THE FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 75 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FROM MANGO TREE(IN PATIO)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS USING HIS WALKER TODAY, HE FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON A TREE WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUTTING DOWN A TREE WHEN A LARGE BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 88 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
SCALP LAC.: YESTERDAY OUTSIDE HOUSE TRIMMING ROSE BUSH, LOST BALANCE, HITTING HEAD ON BRICK WALL, LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUTTING TREES AND REACHING OUT WHEN HAD TEMPORAL PRESSURE & JAW PAIN . CONFUSED. D:ALTERED LOC, CONFUSION, ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS. LIMB HIT PT ON HEADDX: HEAD INJ WITH CONCUSS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 63 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers
YESTERDAY ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD ONTO A TREE BRANCH WHILE MOWING, WITH D IZZINESS SINCE>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 57 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
HEAD LAC/57YOM AT HOME WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEA D BY A BRANCH CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING THE BRANCHES OF A TREE WHILE IN THE TREE AT HOME ABOUT 15 F EET UP AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CUTTING TREE BRANCH @ HOME, CUT HEAD DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMNG TREE & IT FELL ON HIM DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 88 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A TREE BRANCH. PT WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHE S. +LOC. D: CHI, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
HELPING HUSBAND CUT A TREE LIMB WITH A CHAIN SAW - LAC TO HEAD WHEN THE LIMB FELL ON HER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HER ROSE BUSHES AND FELL TO THE WALKWAY ONTO HEAD SUSTA INED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 78 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Golf
PT IN WOODS @ GOLF COURSE PICKING UP LOST GOLF BALLS STRUCK HEAD ON TREE BRANCH - LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 61 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT FELL 15-20 FEET FROM PALM TREE THAT HE WAS TRIMMING. BRIEF LOC. GCS 13 BUT IMPROVED ENROUTE. D:SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, RIB FXS, PTX. ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
CONCUSSION W/L.O.C.; CERV STRAIN;SCALP & FACIAL ABRA:UP IN TREE CUTTING LIMBS,SAWED THRU BRANCH THAT STRUCK HEAD,FELL,PANTS CAUGHT ON LIMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT WAS HIT WITH A TREE BRANCH AND KNOCKED OFF LADDER AT HOME DX: CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 51 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING A TREE WHICH FELL ONTO HEAD/SHOULDER"CHI" +NECK/SHOULDER MS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH AT HOME, STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ONBRANC H. DX - HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HEAD - 90 YOM WAS OUTSIDE TRIMMING THE TREE AND FELL BACKWAR DS HITTING HEAD ON SIDEWALK SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
71 YOM, WHO WAS CUTTING TREES DOWN, SOMEHOW A LIMB ROLLED OVER AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 67 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: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
7 1/2 CM LAYERED SCALP LACERATION WITH REPAIR: CUTTING DOWN CHERRY TREE, HIT IN TOP OF HEAD WITH BRANCH, HEMATOMA , UNK TOOL USED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CONCUSSION - 65 YOM WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND A LIMB FELL ONTO HEAD CAUSI NG A CONCUSSION AND A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
RIDING BIKE WHEN A TREE BRANCH HIT PT HEAD SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
SCALP LAC-@ HOME-HIT W/ TREE LIMB HE WAS CUTTING DOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
FELL WHILE WATERING PLANTS, FELL, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HUGE FLOWERPOT, D X; CLOSED HEAD INJURY/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT IN YARD AT HOME TRIMMING TREE WITH SPOUSE, LARGE BRANCH FELL HITTING PT IN HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
SCALP LAC-CUT DOWN TREE-LIMB HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS AND WAS HIT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH A FALLING LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AND A BRANCH FELL ON HIS HEAD CONTUSION SCALP AND S TRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 77 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
TRIPPED OVER PLANT IN FLOWER POT DX CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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