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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 76 Y/O F C/O FACE LAC - HIT BY REFRIGERATOR DOOR. DX: FACIAL CONTUSION, LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT OPENED FRIDGE, FELT FUNNY AND PASSED OUT. STATES SWELLING OF FA CE IS FROM FALLS. FALLING A LOT LATELY. D:CHEST PAIN, SYNCOPE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT DX MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS RT FOREHEAD/LT RIBS - S/P FALL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO FLOOR HIT FACE ON REFRIGERATOR, FALL NASAL FX LIP LACERATION DEMENTIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 74Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO EYEBROW. PT FELL & STRUCK EYEBROW ONREFRIGERAT OR @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON THE REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FACE CONTUSION W/EPISTAXIS - LIVES WITH GRANDSON, REPORTED TO HAVE OPEN ED REFRIGERATOR TO GET SODA AND FELL FACE FORWARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LEFT EYEBROW LACERATION.PT WAS OPENING REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND IT HIT PT IN EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION - CAUGHT FOREHEAD WITH REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FOREHEAD LAC-ETOH CONSUMPTION-STRUCK HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR @ H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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