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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 917
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 60 YOF HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR HEMATOMA HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 67 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: Refrigerators, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PULMONARY EMBOLIS, FREQUENT FALLS, SCALP LACERATION, OPENING REFRIGERATOR DOOR, AMBULATED BACK WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | 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: Refrigerators, Range or oven accessories |
| CHI - 76 YOF WAS PLACING FOOD IN REFRIGERATOR AND WAS STRUCK BY A BROIL ER PAN THAT SLID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SYNCOPE, 3 CM FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 52 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: Refrigerators |
| PT BENT OVER STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LOST BALANCE HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR AND THEN HIT HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | 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: Refrigerators |
| PATEITN FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE REFRIGERATOR. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 89 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: Refrigerators |
| WALKING IN HOUSE, FELL BY REFIGERATOR, HIT HEAD ON SOMETHING. ACUTE CLO SED HEAD INJURY & LAC FOREHEAD@ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT FELL WHILE PUTTING SOMETHING INTO REFRIGERATOR, HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HEAD CONT. PT STUMBLED INTO A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR, THEN FLOOR DX. HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| SCALP LAC/82YOWF FELL IN KITCHEN THIS PM AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators, Tables |
| PT. SLIPPED WHILE GETTING STRAWBERRIES OUT OF REFRIGERATOR, HIT HEAD ON EDGE OF TABLE. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT. HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 69 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: Refrigerators |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HIT HEAD ON DOOR OF REFRIGERATOR CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CHI. PT FELL FORWARD INTO A REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 90 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSIONS SCALP - STRUCK HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR,FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| WENT INTO KITCHEN FOR A SNACK, LOST BALANCE AND CUT TOP OF HEAD ON REFR IGERATOR. 3.5 CM SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Refrigerators, Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEPSTOOL WHILE CLEANING TOP OF REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, STRUCK HEAD, THINKS SHE PASSED OUT. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT. STATES HE FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR LAST PM. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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