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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,013
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PATIENT HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE TV. DX-LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| CABLE BOX FELL ON HEAD SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 84 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: Televisions |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HEAD AFTER WALKING TO BATHROOM, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions, Chairs |
| PT. STATES LEGS GAVE OUT AND HE FELL AGIANST TV, WHEN WENT TO SIT DOWN IN CHAIR, DX, CONT. CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions, Chairs |
| PT. FELL AT NH, LAC TO TOP OF SCALP, WAS WATCHING TV, GOT OUT OF CHAIR TO CHANGE CHANNELS AND FELL HITTING EITHER TV OR CHIAR. DX. 1 CM LAC S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. STATES PASSED OUT AND FELL, LAC POST HEAD, STANDING UP BY TV, GOT D IZZY AND FELL BACKWARDS TO FLOOR. DX. SCALP LAC, SYNCOPE, HEART BLOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| HEAD CONTUSION - FELL BUMPED HEAD ON A TELEVISION @ ASSISTED LIVING FAC ILITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Televisions |
| HIT HEAD ON TV MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT HAD A TELEVISION SET FALL ONTO HEAD AT HOME LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Televisions |
| LOST BALANCE STRUCK TV; FALL;HYPERGLYCEMIA; CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions, Chairs |
| FELL TRYING TO SIT IN CHAIR HIT HEAD ON T.V. SET DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| SITTER STATES PT LOST BALANCE, FELL. STRUCK HEAD ON TV. DX. LAC L SCA LP, CONT L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TV SET AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TV 2 MO AGO. DX: ACUTE HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH FALLING TV DX: LACERATION TO HEAD WITH HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT SUBSTAINED LARGE SCALP LACERATION FALLING HITTING HEAD ON TELEVISION AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT PULLED TELEVISION ONTO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT DEVELOPED SEVERE HEADACHE WHILE WATCHING TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions, Doorsills or frames |
| TRIPPED ON TV CORD, HIT DOOR FRAME DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 91 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: Televisions |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 86 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: Televisions |
| PT FELL STRIKING TELEVISION CAUSING A SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Televisions, Rugs or carpets |
| 81 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT TRIPPED ON A RUG & FELL AGAINST HER TV @ HOM E. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Televisions |
| FELL ON TV DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | 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: Televisions |
| PT FELL STRIKING TELEVISION CAUSING A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PULLING TV OFF WALL,HIT HEAD,CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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