Accidents - Fans - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 686
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/22/2009	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: Fans, Beds or bedframes
70YOF STANDING ON THE BED CLESANING BLADES OF THE CEILING FAN AND FELL OFF AGAINST A COUNTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 52 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, Ladders
52YOF CLIMBING ON A LADDER AND STRUCK SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A MOVING CE ILING FAN LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 70 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
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FAN. DX: PRESYNCOPE GLF, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HTN URGENCY, STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fans
CONCUSSION- TRIPPED FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 85 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 A CEILING FAN BLADE FALL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 56 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
PT WAS BENT DOWN WENT TO STAND UP AND HIT HEAD ON STOVE HOOD AT HOME DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fans
TRIPPED&FELL FROM STANDING HITTING HEAD AGAINST A FAN, NO LOC, C/O TEMP ORAL PAIN>>CHI/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fans
PASSED OUT TRYING TO REACH FOR CEILING FAN SCALP HEMATOMA *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fans
54YOM WAS HOME WHEN CEILING FAN ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HEAD; CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	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: Fans
STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ONTO A CEILING FAN, NO LOC, +BLD CTR'D >>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fans
PT PRESENTS TO ER FROM HOME AFTER PT WAS SWITCH OF FAN AND HIT HEAD- DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 66 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: Fans
PT TRIPPED OVER A FAN AND FELL DX:CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 77 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
PT S/P BEING HIT ON HEAD BY A FALLING CEILING FAN, WHEN SHE PULLED THE CORD. CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACIAL LACERATION, CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fans, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HAD A FAN FALL OFF A SHELF LANDED ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 77 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
HIT HEAD WHILE WORKING ON CEILING FAN HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fans
PT WITH CHI, WAS FIXING CEILING FAN AT HOME WHEN IT HIT PT IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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