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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 645
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 59 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 |
| PT WITH CHI FROM TRIPPING OVER TELEPHONE WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| FELL REACHING FOR PHONE, HIT HEAD ON CABINET DX; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 52 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 52 YOM FELL OUT OF BED HIT HEAD ON TELEPHONE; CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 92 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, Doors |
| PT GOT UP FROM TOILET QUICKLY TO ANSWER PHONE AND FELL INTO DOOR. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION W/O LOC, SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 65 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, Decorative yard equipment |
| PT AT THE MAILBOX TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE GETTING HER MAIL WHILE HOLD ING A DOG ON A LEASH AND THE DOG RAN INTO THE STREET PULLED DOWN CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 83 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 |
| PT FELL AT THE NURSING HOME STRUCK HEAD ON THE TELEPHONE SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT PASSED OUT OUTSIDE OF HOME WHILE TALKING ON CELL PHONE FELL TO GROUN D DX: DIZZINESS EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 95 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 95 YO FEMALE TRIPPED WHILE ANSWERING THE PHONE AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX POSTERIOR SCALP CONTU S/P MECHANICAL FALL: PLUGGING IN A PHONE CORD W SQUATTING, KNEE "GAVE OUT" FELL BACKWARD AND STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION STATUS POST TRIPED&FELL HITTING HEAD WH ILE REACHING FOR A PHONE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 82 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, Chair, rocking |
| PT SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR WHEN THE PHONE RANG SHE GOT UP TO ANSWER IT AND FELL FORWARD ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FOUND FACE DOWN ON SOFA. STATES MAY HAVE HIT HEAD WHILE RUNNING FOR TH E PHONE. DX. TRAUMATIC BRAIN HEMORRAGE, FX ORBIT, SYNCOPE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 66 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 TRIPPED OVER A PHONE CORD AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 83 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 |
| WALKING TO PHONE AND FELL HITTING HEAD RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH TELEPHONE RECEIVER DX/ HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 54 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 |
| RUNNING TO GET PHONE, SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD DX; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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