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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 592
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| HEAD INJURY-SUS INJ TO HEAD WHEN A CEILING FAN FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. C/O HEADACHE, BUT NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| BENDING OVER THE PULL PLUG OUT OF A FAN AND FELL. DX- SCALP CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT HAD CEILING FAN FALL ON HEAD LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 68 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: Fans |
| PT AT NURSING HOME HIT IN HEAD WITH A FAN YESTERDAY TODAY AMS DX// HEAD INJURY CVA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | 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: Fans, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER FAN ON FLOOR FELL AND INJURED HEAD DX// HEAD INJURY FACIAL AND HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT WAS SITTING UNDER A MOVING CEILING FAN AND ONE OF THE BLADES FLEW OF F STRUCK IN HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN A CEILING FAN FELL ON HEAD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GOT UP WITHOUT HIS WALKER TO TURN OFF THE FAN AND FELL BACKWARDS S TRIKING HEAD ON THE FLOOR LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 81 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: Fans, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO HER HEAD WHEN TRIPPED OVER FAN ON FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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