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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 803
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 76 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: Medical equipment, general, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| @ MD OFFICE, FELL OFF THE EXAMINATION TABLE HITTING HEAD AGINST THE CAB INET>> HEAD LAC/SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 60 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| NORMALLY IN PSEY RESTRAINT @ HOME DUE TO FALL RISK, CNA FORGOT TO ZIP U P POSEY&PT FELL OFF BED HITTING HEAD ONTO FLOOR>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| 69 Y/O SITTING ON THE BED FELL FORWARD ONTO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME, C\O PAIN TO NECK AND FOOT. DX-LAC AND CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER O2 TUBING, HIT HEAD AGAINST WALL/ CONCUSSION W/O LOC, RT HUMERUS CONTUSION, FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES WEARS OXYGEN AT HOME AND HER FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE TUBING A ND SHE FELL FLAT ON THE FLOOR DX PARTIAL SKULL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WANDERING AND PROTHETIC LEG CAME LOOSE AND PT FELL ON LAWN SPRINKLER S WERE ON UNKNOWN HOW LONG HE WAS DOWN DX/ SKULL LAC HYPOTHERMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 86 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| 86 Y/O FELL LOUT OF BED ONTO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 84 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84 Y/O FELL OFF THE BED ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX-CONTUSION HEAD AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Doors |
| 80YO WHITE FEMALE TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN HOSE & HIT R SIDE HEAD ON DOOR AT HOME, DX OPEN FX DISTAL FOREARM - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF THE BED ONTO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME, DX-CONCUSSION, LAC. SCALP, MULTIPLE ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEADACHE-CAME TO ER DUE TO RECTAL & VAGINAL BLEEDING.GOT UP TO GO TO BA THROOM AGAINST DR ORDER & FELL OFF STRETCHER ON ER FL.NO LOC.C/O HA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT HAD A SAME HEIGHT FALL, GOT OUT OF BED, FELL ON FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX-LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 73 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL FROM THE BED ONTO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-CONTUSION HEAD, UPPER ARM, PAIN ALL OVER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 68 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL FROM THE BED TO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME STATED "IT WAS FROM ALL THOSE RABBITS AROUND ME." DX-INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, DX FACE BONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 82 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| L KNEE CONTUSION; C.H.I.: STANDING, REACHED FOR *** LIFT, FELL TO KNEE STRIKING HEAD ON LINOLEUM-OVER-CONCRETE FLOOR AT NRSG HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HER HOME O2 TUBING AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TILE FLOOR. D: CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT CLIMED OVER BED RAILS AT THE NURSING HOME AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR CAUS ING HEMATOMA TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT, WHO HAD MVA 8 WKS AGO & HAS HALO, FELT DIZZY TODAY & FELL HITTING B OOKSHELF & MOVING HALO. HALO SCREW OUT OF PLACE. D:MECHANICAL FALL. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| REQUIRED TO DO SELF-CATHETERIZATION. BENT OVER TRYING TO INSERT CATHET ER; LOST BALANCE; FELL TO FLOOR; HIT HEAD. CEREBRAL CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | 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: Medical equipment, general, Tables |
| 63 YOM TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN HOSE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TABLE SUSTAINI NG CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 88 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OUT OF BED ONTO THE FLOOR AT PERSONAL CARE HOME. DX-CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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