Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Face

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,017
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Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FOREHEAD HEMATOMA - FELL WHEN CARRYING OUT TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT C/O FALL.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TRASH CAN. DX LACERATION TO FOREHEA D AND HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT C/O LAC PT TRIPPED OVER TRASH CAN. DX LACERATION TO LIP AND CONT TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
MULT FACIAL LAC. PT FELL WHEN TAKING OUT TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
52 YO MALE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY TRASH AND FELL INTO DUMPSTER DEEP LACERATION OCCIPITAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL AND HIT THE GARBAGE CANS CAUSING A CONTUSIO N TO HIS NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
TRIPPED WHILE GETTING IN TRASH CANS-HIT HEAD ON PAVEMENT DX CONTUSION FACIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FELL ONTO FACE WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH. ACUTE CT FACE & LAC NOSE, NASAL BRIDGE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FACIAL CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A PLASTIC BIN AND INJURED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, House repair or construction materials
61 YOF WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH CAN; TRIPPED ON A BRICK AND FELL. FACIA L ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Tables
64 YO M FELL, HIT HEAD ON PLASTIC GARBAGE CAN/WOODEN TABLE. DX FACIAL C ONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
TRIPPED CARRYING OUT GARBAGE CAN DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FELL WHILE CARRYING GARBAGE CAN DX. EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT FELL ON EDGE OF GARBAGE CAN. DX: 6 CM FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
DX: FOREHEAD LAC AND CONTUSION. FELL STRIKING HEAD ON METAL TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
SLIP ON WALK CARRYING TRASH CAN FACIAL LAC,ELBOW ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LEFT EYEBROW LACERATION.PT TRIPPED OVER A TRASH CAN AND FELL AND LACERA TED EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Floors or flooring materials
80 YO M WENT TO BATHROOM, FELL OVER TRASH CAN ON TO FLOOR. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT STATES SHE WAS HIT IN NOSE BY A TRASH CAN LID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
62 Y/O M C/O FOREHEAD LAC PT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON TRASH CAN DX FORE HEAD LAC AND HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Crutches, canes or walkers
S/P FALL OUTSIDE WHILE MOVING GARBAGE-STEPPED DOWN TOO FAST,W/ WALKER-L ACS TO R FH. 2,3 & 1CM SUPERFICIAL/LINEAR/IRREG LACS;HEAD/FACIAL CONTUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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