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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,613
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 88 YOF FELL AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON A FREEZER AT HOME, DID SUFFER A LACERATION TO SCALP DX: LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| 59 Y/O/F HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR AT HOME 4 DAYS AGO AND STILL HAS HEAD PAIN DX/ HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| 69 YOM HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 60YOWM PT STATES HE WAS MOVING AN OLD FREEZER OFF P/U TRUCK, FREEZER S HIFTED & KNEE WENT THRU GLASS ON FRONT OF FREEZER. DX. CONTS HEAD, CALV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 69YOF-HEAD CT-FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FREEZER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| 63 YOF STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON FREEZER SHELF. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 82 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: Freezers |
| 82YOM WENT TO FREEZER TO GET ICE OUT AND FELL DX: SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | 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: Freezers |
| ABOUT 4 PM, PT DROPPED BREAD, BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP, LOST BALANCE, FE LL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FREEZER. DX. HEAD TRAUMA, FH CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS KNEELING DOWN TO CHECK FREEZER AT HOME, GOT UP, LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD. DX-HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 67 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: Freezers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON OPEN FREEZER DOOR;D IZZY. DX: POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| FROZEN TURKEY FELL FROM FREEZER AND LANDED ON HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| FREEZER DOOR SHUT ON PT AT HOME. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| 51YOF AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 83 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: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| SCALP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A FREEZER DOOR/ LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD ON FREEZER CONTUSION HEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON DEEP FREEZE IN GARAGE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| FELL AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON FREEZER, HAD CONCUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| CONCUSSION-NO LOC-FREEZER DOOR FELL ON HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| 89YOF WAS HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR ; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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: Freezers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FREEZER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 78 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: Freezers, Foods |
| PT OPENED THE FREEZER AND A FROZEN TURKEY FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CL OSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR, DIZZY DX; CONCUSISON W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR/HEAD CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | 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: Freezers |
| CHI-HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR-1 WEEK PTA-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 74 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: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD AGAINST FREEZER DOOR BHT DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 69 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: Freezers |
| SCALP LAC/69YOF STS AT HOME HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR WHEN SHE STOOD UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 54YMC AT BAR TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD AGAINST FREEZER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| CHI.PT OPEN FREEZER DOOR AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| FELL STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT KNEELING AT LARGE FREEZER TAKING SOMETHING OUT WHEN FROZEN FISH FROM TOP SHELF FELL STRIKING HEAD SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT TOP OF HEAD ON FREEZER MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | 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: Freezers |
| BENT OVER FREEZER & GOT UP TOO QUICK & FELL BACKWARDS DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| 70 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT OPENED A FREEZER DOOR AT HOME WHEN A FROZEN QUART OF MILK FELL OUT S TRIKING HER IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 53 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: Freezers |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON FREEZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT'S FREEZER DOOR STRUCK HER HEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2001 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2001 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2001 | 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: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2000 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2000 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/1999 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/1999 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/1998 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/1997 | Age: 68 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: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/1997 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/1997 | Age: 81 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: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/1997 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Freezers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/1997 | Age: 83 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: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/1997 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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