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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 952
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 55 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 |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY-TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 79 YO FEMALE FELL AND PHONE FELL ON HEAD BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 91 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 |
| FELL REACHING FOR THE PHONE .DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT HAD A FALL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD. SHE WAS TRYING TO GET TO THE PHONE AND ANSWER IT.-DX HEAD IN JURY2ND TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 54 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE WIRE AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT WAS RUSHING TO PHONE, STUMBLED & FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON AN OBJECT, UNSURE WHAT IT WAS. DX-SCALP LACERATION, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 94 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS TALKING IN THE PHONE, SYNCOPED&FELL TO FLOOR " SCALP/F.ARM LACS" +" SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 64 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| GROUND LEVEL FALL ANSWERING TELEPHONE & LOST BALANCE & FELL AT NURSING HOME HEAD INJURY & LUMBAR STRAIN (RE-ENTERED-CODING OK PER M. EDWARDS) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 57 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 |
| CANCER PATIENT STARTLED BY LOUD CELL PHONE RING AND FELL RESULTING IN TRAUMA TO HEAD,B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | 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, Tables |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PHONE CORD&FELL HITTING HEAD ON A LIGHTSTAND, PT FOUN D C HYPOXIA, SUSTAINED" HYPOXIA"+" MINOR HEAD INJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 75 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 |
| SCALP LACERATION-STOOD UP FROM SITTING POSITION TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND FELL BACKWARDS. SUS A 1 INCH LACERATION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 82 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 |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO GET UP TO FAST TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND FELL HITTI NG HEAD. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Tables |
| 84 YO FEMALE GOT UP TO ANSWER PHONE AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TABLE LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 85 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 |
| PT WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE, TRUNED&FELL HITTING HEAD SUSTAINED " HEAD LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2005 | Age: 94 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 |
| CHI. PT FELL WHEN GETTING PHONE AND LOSING BALANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 54 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 |
| PT C/O FALL. PT GOT UP TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND FELL. DX LAC SCALP HEMAT OMA CONT TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | 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 |
| 88 YOF TALKING ON TELEPHONE WHEN SHE PASSED OUT. WOKE UP TO HEAD LACERA TION. UNKNOWN WHAT SHE HIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 52 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WENT TO ANSWER THE PHONE , FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON WOODEN CORNER OF DESK DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| FALL, RUNNING TO GET PHONE SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 52 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| @ HOTEL ROOM AND TRIPPED OVER HER PHONE CORD AND FELL , HIT HEAD NO LO C DX CHI, CERVICAL NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 71 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, Doors |
| NOT ANSWERING PHONE,SON CALLED 911,POLICE BREAKDOWN DOOR,PTON ON FLOOR, AMNESIC TO INCIDENT,DX:ABRASION HEAD,SYNCOPE,SUSPECT MI,RHABDOMYOLYSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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