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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 890
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| 63 YO M, C/O HEADACHE, PT WAS CLEANING OUT THE CLOSET WHEN A FAN FELL O N HIS HEAD, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 64 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LACERATION HEAD.64YOF.PT.REFERS WHILE CLEANING KITCHEN CABINETS CUT HEAD WITH CEILING FAN(BLADE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans, Floors or flooring materials |
| 92 Y/O MALE WAS REACHING FOR FAN & FELL ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| 56 YOM WAS EATING AT RESTAURANT WHEN CEILING FAN FELL ON HEAD. DX: NECK STRAIN, CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 51 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 |
| HEAD INJ/51YOF TRIPPED OVER FAN AT HOME AND PT NOT SURE IF STRUCK HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 86 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 |
| MINOR HEAD INJ;NECK CONT/86YOM AT HOME TONIGHT FELL BACKWARD OVER A FAN . C/O NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 61 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD LOST BALANCE TURNING OFF FAN. DX-LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 72 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 72 YOM WAS TRYING TO TURN CEILING FAN ON, BECAME DIZZY AND FELL BACKWAR DS ONTO FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83YOF TYRING TO ADJUST CEILING FAND AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD P T IS ON **** DX- HEAD TRAUMA, ELEVATED INR, CONT TO BACK AND HIP |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 80 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 |
| 80YOM SLIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON FAN AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51/Y/O/M STOOD UP AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND HIT HEAD ON CEILING FAN DX// HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 54 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON CEILING FAN MINOR HEAD INJURY 54 YO F # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | 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: Fans |
| 70YOF STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A CEILING FAN BLADE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| 53 YO F, C/O BEING HIT IN HEAD LAST NIGHT WITH A DESK FAN AT 1AM, NOW F EELING LIGHT HEADED, BLURRY VISION, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 63 YOM SUS LAC TO HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON CEILING FAN% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HEAD LAC, 67 YOM FELL OVER FAN HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 86YOF HIT IN THE HEAD BY ANOTHER NSG. HOME RESIDENT WITH A FAN DIAGNOSIS; CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans |
| 51YO WHITE MALE AT PSYCH CENTER HAD SEIZURE, STS CEILING FALL LAMP FELL HIT HEAD 5 DAYS AGO, C/O HEADACHE,DX PSEUDOSEIZURE, SCHIZOPHRENIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fans |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH CEILING FAN GLOBE, DX: SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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