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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 94 YOM FELL FROM STANDING ON A STACK OF BOOKS. DX: L ARM WEAKNESS, HEAD CONT, NECK PX, RHABDOMYOLYSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 76 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 76YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON BOOK CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 80 YOF GOT UP FROM COUCH AND WAS REACHING FOR A MAGAZINE WHEN SHE FELL ONTO HER LEFT SIDE OF HEAD SUSTAINING A SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 73 YOF, PT TRIPPED AND FELL YESTERDAY, WAS CARRYING A BOOK, PT FELL HITTING FACE ON CONCRETE, DX: CONCUSSION, ABRASION TO LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD CT-78YOM WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A BOOK LOST HIS BALANCE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 82YOF CONT HEAD- TRIPPED ON BOOK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 105 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 105YOF LOST FOOTING PUTTING A BOOK AWAY & FELL, HIT BACK OF HEAD DX; * HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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