Accidents - Built-in fireplaces - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 644
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	37
Year 2000:	87
Year 2005:	82
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	157
Year 2010:	140

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 94 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: Built-in fireplaces
94 YO F FEL LHIT HEAD ON BRICK FIREPLACE. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 62 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: Built-in fireplaces
62YOF TRIPPED AND FELL INTO CONCRETE FIREPLACE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Built-in fireplaces
91YOF WAS HOME FELL HITTING HEAD ON A STONE FIREPLACE; HEMATOMA HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Built-in fireplaces
PATIENT FELL AND LACERATED SCALP ON FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 79 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
CHI - 79 YOF FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HER HEAD ON STONE FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Built-in fireplaces
94 Y/O W/FM CUT BACK OF HEAD WHEN FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON BRICK FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2000	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Built-in fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2000	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Built-in fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/1998	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	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: Built-in fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1998	Age: 77 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, Doorsills or frames
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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