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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 561
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN TRIPPED ON PHONE CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT. STATES THAT HE TRIPPED OVER A TELEPHONE WIRE AT HOME. DX. CONCUSSI ON W/O LOC, CONT AND FX L HUMERUS, C/O CONT HEAD, L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 66 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CHI-@ HOME-TRIPPED-FELL-HIT HEAD-CAUSED WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON PHONE CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CONTUSION HEAD-TRIPPED AND FELL OVER PHONE CORD HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 81 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 |
| HEAD CONT. PT FELL BACKWARDS WHEN TALKING ON A TELEPHONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HIT BY PIECE OF BROKEN CELL PHONE - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| RUNNING TO TELEPHONE / FELL DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL RUNNING FOR THE PHONE AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO THE HEAD.PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER PHONE CORD DX: SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs |
| PT C/O LAC TO HEAD. PT WAS TRYING TO REACH PHONE AND LOST BALANCE AND F ELL OUT OF CHAIR. DX CONT TO HEAD STRAIN TO NECK AND SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD, -LOC, FOREHEAD, KNEE PAIN DX: BHT, KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Vending machines |
| TALKING ON PHONE, TURNED AND HIT HEAD ON *** MACHINE DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 64 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| 64 YEAR OLD FEMALE RAN TO ANSWER PHONE AND FELL INTO WALL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 82 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 |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 82 YOF TRIPPED OVER BEDSIDE COMMODE GOING TO ANSWER TH E TELEPHONE AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 94 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 |
| STATES FELL GETTING UP TO PHONE, STRUCK HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR. DX. CO NT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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