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Accidents - Outdoor antennas - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 209
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:69Upper Leg:68
Head:55Ankle:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/25/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Outdoor antennas
FINGERS CRUSHED BY TV ANTENNA DX OPEN FRACTURE L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/27/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor antennas
SHOPPING AT GOODWILL WHEN A 15LB SATELLITE DISH FELL 6 FEET ONTO HIS HE AD CONTUSING SCALP AND FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor antennas
PT HIT HEAD ON SATELLITE DISH. DX. CONT HEAD, ABRA. SCALP, POISON IVY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Outdoor antennas, Rotary power lawn mowers
PT WAS PUSHING LAWN MOWER AND RAN INTO A SATELLITE DISH INJURING RT UPPER LEG; RT UPPER LEG CRAMPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor antennas, House repair or construction materials
51 YO B MALE W/ANKLE CONTUSION. PT FELL OFF OF HIS ROOF WHILE PUTTING A N ANTENNA ON THE ROOF. E8849
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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