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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 420
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing, Clothing accessories |
| PT PUT ON A HAT WHICH HAD A FISH HOOK IN IT AND FISH HOOK WENT INTO HEAD. DX: FISH HOOK SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT OUT FISHING AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND SLIPPED FELL STRUCK BACK OF H EAD SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing, Insect induced injuries |
| HAD BEEN FISHING AND RECEVIED A RED RAISED BUMP TO BACK OF HEAD. INSECT BITE TO HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing, Clothing accessories |
| PT PRSENTED TO ED WITH FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN SCALP. PT WAS WEARING A HA T AT THE TIME. DX. FB SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING ON THE DOCK AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A SKIN TEAR TO LEG AN D A SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISHHOOK TO SCALP, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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