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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 623
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | 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, Counters or countertops |
| GOING FOR PHONE IN HOUSE AND TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF COUNTER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 83 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT GOT UP AT HOME TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STR IKING HEAD ON THE DRESSER SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 82 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 |
| PT DX STATES HE RUSHED TO THE PHONE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS HEAD WHILE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 86 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 C/O SLIPPED LOST BALANCE ANSWERING PHONE. DX CONT SCALP ABRASION SCA LP,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 91 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, Chairs |
| PT WENT TO ANSWER TELEPHONE & SLID OFF CHAIR AND HIT SIDE OF HEAD DX: CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT GOT UP TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND SLIPPED STRIKING BACK OF HEAD AGAINS T A METAL BAKERS RACK SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 88 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, Radiators |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE TRYING TO GET THE PHONE, FELL, HIT HEAD ON RADIATOR, H EAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HUNG UP PHONE AND TURNED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD CAUSING SUBDURAL HEMATOM A |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 95 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 |
| PATIENT FROM ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY LOST HER BALANCE TRYING TO GET UP TO ANSWER PHONE, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD. DX -BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 95 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT REACHING FOR TELEPHONE LOST BALANCE, FELL TO THE FLOOR - CONTUSED HEAD, HEAD CT - NEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AT NH, LAC TO BACK OF HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | 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, Windowsills or frames |
| REACHING FOR PHONE, LOST BALANCE&FELL FROM STANDING HITTING HEAD AGAINS T WINDOW SILL " LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 71 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, Alcohol |
| PT FEL WHILE SPEAKING ON THE PHONE, ETOH USE, PT FELT UNSTEADY AND FEL L, HEAD INJURY WITH ETOH ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 58 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AND FELL. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, R WRIST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 85 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP PHONE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR PT AMS DX// HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 60 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 |
| PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE FELL STRIKING FACE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 85 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 85 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON PHONE CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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