Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,277
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Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT STOOD UP AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON AN OPEN REFRIGERATOR DOOR LACERAT ION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
HEAD CT-HIT REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 85 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
CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 83 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
TRIPPED IN HER KITCHEN AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR HEMATOMA FOREHEAD A ND OCCIPUT ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT TRIED TO PUT THE ICEBOX BACK INTO A REFRIGERATOR AND IT FELL AN D HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 94 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 WAS TRYING TO PLUG IN A REFRIGERATOR AND FELL AND BUMPED HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 71 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: Refrigerators
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Refrigerators
HAD SOME WINE, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FRIDGE. DX. HEAD INJURY, NEW SUBDUR AL BLEED, SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/2005	Age: 86 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: Refrigerators
FELL, MECHANICAL FALL, PUTTING FOOD AWAY IN REFRIGERATOR, TURNED&FELL B ACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR" CHI" +" CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 61 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: Refrigerators
STRUCK HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE AFTER LOSING BALANCE CLO SED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 62 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
PT DX MINOR HEAD INJURY - S/P TRIPPED AND FELL,HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR TODAY.PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 90 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: Refrigerators
PT FELL AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR, NO LOC DX: SCALP CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 85 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
HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Refrigerators
PT TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR YESTERDAY. DX: CONCUSSION, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 52 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: Refrigerators, Doorsills or frames
PT HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A FULL SIZE REFRIGERATOR THROUGH A DOOR FRAME AND FELL CATCHING HEAD BETWEEN THE FRAME AND FRIDGE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 99 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, Chairs
PT. OPENED THE REFRIGERATOR - FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON CHAIR. CO NTUSION OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 88 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
CHI. PT FELL GETTING INTO A REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE REACHING INTO REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD REFRIGERATOR, LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 81 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: Refrigerators
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR. DX RT ELBOW SKIN TEA R CLOSED HEAD INJURY. CONT TO HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 56 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
HIT HER HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR CEPHALGIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 77 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: Refrigerators
PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE PUTTING DRINK IN REFRIGERATOR. FELT LIGHT S GO OUT. D: SYNCOEP, LIP/GUM LACERATION, CLOSED HEAD INJURY. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/09/2005	Age: 88 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, Furniture
PT WAS TUGGING ON THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR WHEN IT WOULDN'T OPEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON A PIECE OF FURNITURE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE REFRIGERATOR AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2005	Age: 80 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 AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LACERATION HEAD - 61 YOM HIT HIS HEAD ON THE REFRIGERATOR FREEZER DOOR SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 83 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: Refrigerators
PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING FROM THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN SHE STOOD UP SHE ST RUCK HER HEAD ON THE DOOR CONTUSION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL WHILE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE REFRIGERATOR S TRIKING HEAD ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT LOST BALANCE, FELL STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR, SUSTAINED " SCALP LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT HEAD FELL IN KITCHEN HITTING HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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