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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 389
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 92YOF SWEEPING THE PORCH WITH A BROOM LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING BACK OF HEAD;SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT WAS USING A BROOM HANDLE WHILE PICKING PERSIMMONS, LOST BALANCE, FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A ROCK. DX-SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Stools |
| WIFE STATES PT WAS GETTING A SPONGE BATH WHEN PT FELL FORWARD STRIKING HEAD ON PLASTIC STOOL. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A BROOM IN THE DARK. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, L WRIST SPRAIN, CONT HEAD/CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS MOPPING HER FLOOR AT HOME AND FELL DX- SCALP LAC SAH SHOULDER A ND HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR, SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GOING BETWEEN TWO ROOM S, DX: SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT SLIPPED ON MOP AND HIT HEAD YESTERDAY. DX: NECK STRAIN, THORACIC STRAIN, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE MOPPING BATHROOM FLOOR HEAD CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| FELL SWEEPING DRIVEWAY, HIT HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| 73 YOF TRIPPED OVER BROOM AND HIT HEAD AGAINST WALL SUSTAINING CHI AND SPRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER A BROOM AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT CLEANING HER HOUSE WHEN A LONG HANDLED CLEANING BRUSH FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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