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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA- FELL WHILE RUNNING TO ANSWER THE PHONE AT CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Stairs or steps |
| PT TALKING ON PHONE & FELL DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| STANDINT UP DIALING A TELEPHONE LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD ON A BOOKCASE NO LOC SCALP LAC EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS RUNNING TO GET PHONE AND FELL. DX: CONT HEAD/FACE/R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| PT GOT UP TO ANSWER THE PHONE AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUNG STRIKIN G BACK OF HEAD ON A WOODEN STATUE LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HEAD LACERATION-FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD WHILE TRYING TO ANSWER PHONE. C/O BLEEDING FROM BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HA, NECK PAIN, RT SHOULDER PAIN. FELL W/ LOC X 2 MIN. FELL WHILE TRYING TO ANSWER HER PHONE. DX; CHI-POSS SMALL BASILAR SKULL FX/CERV STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| REACHING FOR PHONE, FELL ON FLOOR DX. HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| FELL REACHING FOR PHONE DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| REACHING FOR TELEPHONE, TRIPPED & FELL DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT STUMBLED WHILE TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE AT HOME. DX-CEPHALGIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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