|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 83 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SYNCOPAL EPISODE VS OCCIPITAL HEMATOMA, SECONDARY TO VAGAL EPISODE, HELPING FAMILY LIFT AIR CONDITIONER, FELL, HIT HEAD ? ON WHAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL FORWARD HIT HEAD ON EDGE OF AN AIR -CONDITIONER SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| FELL AT NURSING HOME FROM STANDING POSITION,HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER NO LOC, C/O PAIN TO TOP OF HEAD. DX: S/P FALL, MILD HYPOGLYCEMIA, HA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 63 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: Air conditioners |
| AT FRIENDS HOUSE HELPING TO FIX SWAMP COLLER AND FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEA D ON DIRT ON GROUND DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners, Extension cords |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A CORD, WHICH SHE WAS USING FOR HE R AIR CONDITIONER, RESULTING IN A BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA AND FACIAL LACERATI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| HEAD INJ. PT FELL INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER STRIKING HEAD, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT FOUND BY LANDLORD IN CORNER OF ROOM UNDER COOLER. CONFUSED.D:AL TERED MENTAL STATUS, RHABDOMYOLOSIS, DEHYDRATION. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 54 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: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| MAN HOW HIT HIS HEAD WITH AN AIR CONDITIONER SUFFERED COMPLEX WOUND ON RT.PARIETAL AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| ABRASION TO SCALP - HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER DX HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
