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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| 61 F SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER HEAD AFTER HITTING HER HEAD ON THE FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| 96 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN TRIPPED OVER FIRE PLACE HEARTH AT HOME. DX; CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 70 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: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT AT HOME TRIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF FIREPLACE/ DX 2CM DEEP LAC SCALP NO FD OR FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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