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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/26/2009 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| ON ***, S/P UNWITNESSED FALL, FOUND DOWN ON THE FLOOR BY HUSBAND WITH F ORK IN THE HAND, PUCTURED EYE>>INTRACRANIAL HEAMORRHAGE/GLOBE TRAU |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT C/O CUT HEAD ON SPOON. DX SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 54 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: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| SLIPPED ON ICE, HAD A FORK IN THE HAND, FORK STUCK IN THE HEAD " PW/FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| ~~~LEFT TEMPORAL CONTUSION-STEPPED ON A FORK ON FLOOR & LOST BALANCE, FALLING & HITTING HEAD ON WINDOW SILL.POSS LOC.C/O HA & DIZZINESS,NA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flatware, Floors or flooring materials |
| PUTTING SILVERWARE AWAY, LOST BALANCE FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR. " SDH" +" HEAD LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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