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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 977
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 58 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: Laundry baskets |
| 58 YOF PULLING LAUNDRY CART, LOST FOOTING, FELL BACK & HIT HEAD DX**: FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | 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: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 86YOWF STEPPED BACKWARD, GOT TANGLED UP IN CLOTHES/BASKET, FELLBACK,HIT BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR. MINOR HEAD INJURY, SKIN TEAR L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 53 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: Laundry baskets |
| 53 YOF TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 83 Y/O F TRIP OVER LAUNDRY BASKET SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 84 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: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| 84YOF WAS CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET OUT OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM AND TRIPPED OVER A STEP CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT FELL WHILE PICKING UP LAUNDRY BASKET, HITTING BACK OF HEAD DX;# SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| CHI. PT FELL WHEN CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET HITTING HEAD, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing |
| PT WAS CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET FULL OF LAUNDRY AND HAD A SYNCOPAL EVE NT AND FELL STRUCK HEAD LACERATION SCALP ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 87 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: Laundry baskets, Blankets |
| LAUNDRY BASKET FULL OF BLANKETS FELL ON HEAD 6 DAYS AGO, STILL WITH HEA DACHE. DX. HEAD INJURY, HEADACHE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing |
| PT WAS WALKING CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET FULL OF LAUNDRY AND FELL BACKW ARDS STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 80 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: Laundry baskets |
| PT FELL OVER CLOTHES BASSKET-CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 71 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: Laundry baskets |
| DX CHI/GROUND LEVEL FALL: WAS WALKING WITH A LAUNDRY BAKSET AND TRIPPED OVER SOMETHING; FELL ONTO BOTH KNEES AND THEN HIT HEAD. NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES BASKET, CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| FELL CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET/SCALP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON LAUNDRY BASKET , STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 79 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: Laundry baskets, Clothing |
| 79 YOF TRIPPED OVER A BASKET OF CLOTHING AND HIT HEAD ON A ROCKING CHAI R SUSTAINING A CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 84 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: Laundry baskets |
| FELL CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING LAUNDRY INTO A BASKET DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET IN BEDROOM AND STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2001 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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