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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 682
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 88YOF FELL COMING OUT OF HER BATHROOM AND HIT HER L TEMPLE ON SHOE RACK -LOC DX- HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 57 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON A CLOTHES HANGER WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE GARAGE AT HOME DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 86 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: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX SYNCOPE/CHI: 86YOF ON **** WHO FELL STRIK' HEAD ON WOOD SHOE RACK; FELT LT-HEADED PROIR; THE SLOW MOTION FALL TO GRND HIT BACK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O HEADACHE, RT WRIST & RT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER SLIPPING ON COAT HANGER & FALLING BACKWARDS IN GROCERY STORE. DX-HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON A COAT HANGER @ THE STORE&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD AGAINS T THE FLOOR, NO LOC>>CLOSED HEAD INJ/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 91YOM AT THE NURSING HOME SLIPPED, STRUCK HEAD ON COAT RACK; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 84 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 84 YOF FELL OVER INTO CLOTHING RACK TODAY AT STORE CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER GETTING FOOT CAUGHT IN HANGER CAUSING P T TO FALL AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS AT CHURCH & A METAL COAT RACK FELL ONTO HER HEAD & SHE SUFFERED SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 54 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 54 YO HIT ON HEAD BY STEEL HANGER HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT. STUMBLED AND FELL BACKWARDS AT DRESS BARN, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON RACK . DX CONT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT HEAD ON RACK OF TIES IN STORE,MILD HEADACHE,SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Hair dryers |
| WHILE AT HAIR SALON, COAT RACK FELL OFF WALL AND STRUCK THE HAIR DRYER SHE WAS SITTING UNDER. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 87 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HEAD INJ;MUSC PAIN/87YOF ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO BENT OVER AND LOST CONTRO L AND HIT HEAD ON COAT RACK IN HER APARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT. FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A COAT HANGER. DX. LAC OF SCALP, POST HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL & HIT HEAD ON COAT RACK. LT SIDED HEAD & NECK PAIN, LT SHOULDER PA IN & DIZZINESS W/ NAUSEA & VOMITTING 2ND TO HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL ON A HANGER IN *** SCALP CONTUSION SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2001 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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