Accidents - Televisions - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

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Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
82YOM PT WATCHING TV FELL ASLEEP, HAD TO GO TO BATHROOM PASSED OUT INJURED HEAD DX: SYNCOPE,BHT, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 78 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: Televisions
TRIPPED&FELL FROM STANDING VS SYNCOPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE TV >>R/O HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 67 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, Tables
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A NIGHTSTAND, WHILE TRYING TO SAVE TV FROM FALLING . DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY, FACE ABRASION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	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
SCALP LAC.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A TELEVISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 70 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
CABLE BOX FELL ON PT HEAD FROM ABOUT 2 FEET, DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 81 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
FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON A TV RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 93 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 AT HOME FELL HITTING HEAD ON TV NOW DIZZINESS WEAKNESS/ CHI NEAR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 80 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
80 YO STATES TELEVISION FELL ON HER HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
87YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME FELL HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION & DRESSER NLOC, DX HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 67 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
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON THE CORNER OF THE TELEVISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
51 Y/O M TV FELL ON HIS HEAD, PT INTOX. DX HAED INJURY, LAC OVER RT EA R, + THC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/12/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
PT DX INJURY TO HEAD - S/P BIBEMS FOUND ON FLOOR,BROTHER STATES PT WAS DRUNK AND TV FELL ON HIS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PULLED TV DOWN AND HIT HEAD CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 56 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: Televisions
TELEVISION FELL ON HEAD THREE DAYS AGO HEAD CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 86 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
ABR HEAD ON TV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WAS CARRING A TV WHEN HE TRIPPED FALLING ON TOP OF TV THEN STRUCK HEADON DRESSER, DX: HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 88 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
TRIP AND FALL ONTO TV SET HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions, Rugs or carpets
PT DIZZY AND FELL HIT HEAD ON TELEVION AND LANDED ON CARPET SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 63 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: Televisions
WATCHING TV AND DEVELOPED ARM NUMBNESS,CONFUSION,MED FLITE IN WITH INTR ACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TV AND DRESSER FELL ON HIS HEAD THIS MORNING CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 67 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,HIT HEAD ON TV GETTING OUT OF CHAIR HEAD CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
CHI-NO LOC-HIT HEAD W/A HEAVY TV THAT PT WAS LIFTING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 67 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHRONIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA: 67YOM HIT IN HEAD BY A TELEVISION THAT FELL OFF SMALL SPEAKER SHELF 2 MONTHS AGO, INTERMITTENTLY DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 59 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: Televisions
MINOR HEAD INJ;ABRAS/59YOM STS AT HOME HAD TV FALL ON HIS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Televisions
PT WAS PULLING HERSELF UP WHEN SHE PULLED THE TELEVISION ON HER HEAD, DX: SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 52 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 STRUCK HEAD ON A T V SET AND THEN HAD A SEIZURE CEREBRAL CONTU SION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions, Rugs or carpets
FELL AGAINST TV,HIT CARPETED FLOOR SCALP LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Televisions
PT STATES "CABLE BOX" FELL ON HEAD, DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
TELEVISION FELL ON HEAD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 88 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
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION AT NURSING HOME DX:HEAD INJURY WITHOUT LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 61 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
CHI-NO LOC-ACCIDENTLY HIT HEAD ON A TV SCREEN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
HEAD INJURY AFTER LOOKING AT TELEVISION, STOOD UP, FELT DIZZY, FELL. DX-LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD, SYNCOPE, ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
DEVELOPED HEADACHE WHILE WATCHING TV HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
HIT IN HEAD WITH TV ANTENNA CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PT HAS CEREBRAL PALSY, PT FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF TV IS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN BACK OF HEAD DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	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: Televisions
CHI. PT BENT OVER TO TELEVISION AND FELL BACKWARDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	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: Other
Product: Televisions
SUDDENLY WHILE WATCHING TV @ HOME DEVELOPED FRONT HEDACHE ASSOC WITH NA USEA&SOB>>HEADACEH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 51 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
WATCHING GRAPHIC MOVIE ON TV, STOOD UP&SUDDENLY PASSED OUT&FELL HITTING HEAD>>CONTS/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 69 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
TV FELL ON HEAD AT NURSING HOME HEAD CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
PT HAD A WITNESSED FALL AT HOME WHERE HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TV CAUSING INJURY. NO LOC. DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 78 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: Televisions
78 Y/O HAD A TV FALL AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD, C/O HEADACHE AND DIZZINESS. DX-CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
PT DX HEAD INJURY - S/P BIBEMS FOR DIRECT BLOW,TV FELL ON HEAD AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
75 YOM HAD HEAD PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV HEAD PAIN - CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 98 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
WAS SITTING WATCHING TV, FELT SLEEPY&FELLL OFF HITTING HEAD >>SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions, Handrails, railings or banisters
HEAD LAC, PT WAS LIFTING A TV AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON A RAIL ING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 90 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 HIT HEAD ON TV DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 51 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, Television tables or stands
SCALP LACERATION W/REPAIR:FREQUENT FALLS; MULT. CONT'S: FELL IN KITCHEN ON FACE, THEN FELL AGAINST TV AND TV STAND, LACERATION PARIETAL 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 58 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, Tables
CHI. PT WAS LAYING IN BED WHEN TV FELL OFF A TV STAND HITTING PT'S HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
80YO NATIVE HAWAIIAN FEMALE FELL MNTH AGO,SEEMED OK,FELL AGAIN SUNDAY TURNING ON TV & FELL, DX SDH, CEREBRAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 95 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
CHI. PT FELL INTO A TV AND THEN PULLED IT DOWN ON TOP OF HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - S/P PT HIT HER HEAD AGAINST TV TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 73 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
PT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL HITTING HEAD ON TELEVISION, CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions, Ceilings and walls
54 YOF TV FELL OFF WALL AND HIT PATIENT IN HEAD AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions, Stairs or steps
PT IN A MOTOR HOME AND STOOD UP STRUCK HEAD ON A TV SET AND THEN FELL D OWN THE STAIRS LACERATION SCALP AND UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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