Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,745
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Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
72YOF FELL WHILE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE REFRIGERATOR,LOST BALANCE STRIKING HEAD OFF FLOOR;HEAD/BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT PASSED OUT AND HIT REFRIGERATOR WITH HEAD AT HOME DX: HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 51 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: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Chairs
PT FELL FROM CHAIR,HIT HEAD AGAINST FRIDGE,C/O HEADACHE,+NAUSEA DX LUE & LLE WEAKNESS,L PARASTHESIAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 84 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
FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR. DX HEAD CONTUSION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 88 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: Refrigerators
88 YO MALE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
PT TRIPPED WHEN ENTERING HOUSE AND HIT FOREHEAD ON REFRIGERATOR. D: CHI , FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT LEANING AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HE AD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 84 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, Animal induced injury
CHI-NO LOC-HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR AFTER TRIPPING OVER DOG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
SCALP LAC, PT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators
BANGED HEAD ONB FRIDGE LAST NIGHT, NOW HEADACHE DX: CONTUSION & HEMATOM A HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
HIT HEAD ON FRIDGE DOOR SIGNED OUT AMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 91 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: Refrigerators
PT HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR,NLOC DX HEAD CONTUSION,CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 84 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
84YOF WAS GETTING GRAPES OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR,DROPPED ONE,BENT OVER,LOST BALANCE,FELL HITTING HEAD OFF FLOOR;CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 71 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 6D AGO HITTING HEAD ONTO FRIDGE, C/O H/A >>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
PT AT *** AND WAS TRYING TO OPEN A REFRIGERATOR AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SU STAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 92 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, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS TRYING TO GET WATER FROM FRIDGE BY USING WALKER, LOST BALANCE AN D FELL, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 90 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 FELL BACK AGAINST REFRIGERATOR. DX: SDH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 68 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
HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	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 NO LOC SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Foods
LOST BALANCE TAKING FOOD OUT OF FRIDGE&FELL HITTING HEAD ON FRIDGE DRAW AER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 79 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 HIT HEAD ON A REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 83 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 AND HIT HEAD WHILE OPENING REFRIGERATOR DOOR. DX: CONT HEAD/BACK/ELBOW/HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 87 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
TRIPPED OVER DOG AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR. DX- SCALP CONTUSION, M I NOR HEAD INJURY, R ELBOW INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 93 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
PT ATTEMPTING TO FIX A MEAL AND FELL WHEN OPENING THE REFRIGERATOR SUST AINED A CONTUSION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 94 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-FELL-HEAD HIT REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME-MORE CONFUSED SINCE EVENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators, Alcohol
PT, +ETOH, WENT TO REFRIGERATOR AND FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD. NO LOC A T FIRST BUT LOC 3 HRS LATER. D:ETOH INTOX, CHI, SCALP LAC, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 82 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, Chairs
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP BY GRABBING FRIG DOOR AND FALLING AGAINST A CHAIR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 82 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 REACHED FORWARD TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND FELL FO RWARD STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 93 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, Tables
ON STOOL CLEANING REFRIGERATOR AND FELL STRIKING TABLE LEG SCALP LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
59 YOF HERE WITH HEADACHE AND RIGHT EAR PAIN AFTER HITTING HEAD AGAINST REFRIGERATOR TWO DAYS AGO, DENIES CHANGE IN LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR. DX: SCALP LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 66 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 HIT HEAD ON A REFRIFERATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 62 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, Cabinet or door hardware
GETTING SOMETHING FROM REFRIGERATOR AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO POT HOOKS SCALP LACERATION/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR PLAYING W/ KIDS NO LOC HEAD CONTUSION EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON THE REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 82 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
FALL, HEAD CONTUSION: NECK PAIN:SEVERE ARTHRITIS: AT HOME ALONE WALKING TURNED, HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 86 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 SLIPPED, FELL HITING HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR , DENIES LOC, C/O HIP PAIN DX:CLOSED HEAD INJ, HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2007	Age: 82 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, Crutches, canes or walkers
CHI-NO LOC-LOST BALANCE @ REFRIGERATOR-FELL BACKWARDS W/ HER WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 91 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
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD: FELL AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2007	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND PASSED OUT STRIUKI NG HEAD ON THE HINGE OF THE DOOR AND THEN THE FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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