Accidents - Televisions - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,120
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Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 80 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, Other fireplaces
80 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT STS SHE WAS TENDING TO THE FIREPLACE & SHE H IT THE TV & IT FELL ON HER @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Televisions
65 YEAR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED AND STRUCK HEAD ON TELEVISION SET AT HOME CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
LOST BALANCE, FELL AND HIT T V HEAD / FACIAL CONTUSION & SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 63 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: Televisions
CABLE BOX FELL ON HEAD CONT HEAD SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 90 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: Televisions
FELL, HIT HEAD ON TV - CUT HEAD DX LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Televisions
PT GOT UP TODAY FELL STRIKING HEAD AGAINST THE TELEVISION SET CONCUSSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	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
PT FELL STRIKING FACE AGAINST THE TELEVISION SET AT HOME CLOSED HEAD IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
PT HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF TV AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Televisions
27" TV FELL ONTO PT. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
HEAD LAC, PT FELL IN DARK AND HIT HEAD ON TV.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 58 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
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A TV DX: FOREHEAD LAC, CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
PT GOT UP TO CHANGE TV STATION FELL AND HIT HEAD ON GLASS DOG; LAC SCAL P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 89 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, Stairs or steps
PT CARRYING A TELEVISION SET UP THE STAIRS AT HOME WHEN A DOG GOT BETWE EN HER LEGS FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	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
73 YOM FELL HIT TV CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 80 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: Televisions
PT, WITH FREQUENT FALLS, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TV. WAS DOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HYPOTHYROID. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
SCALP LAC, PT WAS WALKING THROUGH A DARK ROOM AND TRIPPED HITTING HEAD ON A TV.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR, HIT HED ON TV GETTING OUT OF BED DX: OCCIPITAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 87 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: Televisions, Floors or flooring materials
LAC TO BACK OF HEAD, TV FELL HITTING PT IN HEAD, PT FELL ONTO FLOOR. D X. 3 CM SCALP LAC W/CLOSED HEAD INJURY, ACUTE CERVICATHORACIC STRAIN, M
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON PT'S HEAD DX: MILD CONCUSION, CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
PATIENT BECAME WEAK, FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE TELEVISION. DX-LACERATION SCALP, UROSEPSIS, NIDDM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Televisions
BUMPED HEAD ON TV SUNDAY C/O DIZZINESS/NAUSEA. NO LOC. DX. CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
WALKING THROUGH HOUSE, TRIPPED & FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST T.V. 2CM SCA LP LAC W/ MULITPLE LAYER CLOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	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, Floors or flooring materials
WENT TO CHANGE CHANNELS ON TV AND FELL ONTO FLOOR HITTING HEAD. CEREBRAL CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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