Accidents - Televisions - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,735
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Date: 12/30/2010	Age: 69 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
HEAD LAC/69YOM AT HOME AT 6AM, TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON PART OF HIS TV A ND LACERATED TOP OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 56 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
CLOSED HEAD INJURY-56YOF C/O HEADACHE AND DIZZINESS AFTER METAL CABLE T V BOX FELL ON HER HEAD. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	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
78 YOF INJURED LOW BACK FROM WATCHING TELEVISION, DOESN'T REMEMBER FALLING, HIT BACK OF HEAD, AT HOME. DX-LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
69 YOF FELL WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE TV CHANNEL. DX: SCALP LAC 4 CM, LEUKOCYTOSIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2010	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.95YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A TELEVISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2010	Age: 91 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
TV FELL ON HEAD 91 YO F MINOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 58 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.58YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A TELEVISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
87YOM LOST BALNACE FELL STRIKING HEAD ON TELEVISION SET; SCALP LACERATION,2.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 62 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
62 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH HEAD INJURY AFTER SHE HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION TODAY AT HOME- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
78 YO F, C/O HEADACHE, STATES A 21 INCH T.V. FELL ON HER HEAD WHILE AT HOME, HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 62 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, Floors or flooring materials
62 Y F SLIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON TV WHILE REACHING FOR A PENCIL ON T HE FLOOR, DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 61 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, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories
61 YOM WAS WORKING ON TV WHEN A LARGE SPEAKER FELL ON HEAD. DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 54 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
54YOF DROPPED A TV ON HEAD. DX. HEAD INJURY, NECK SPRAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 88 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
88 YOF SUS HEAD TRAUMA DUE TO FALL AND SMALL TV HITTING HER IN HEAD%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	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
53YOM FELL HITTING HEAD ON TELEVISION WHILE DRUNK DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions
86YOM,?ETOH INTOXICATED PER FAMILY, FELL WHILE UP CHANGING TV CHANNEL >>R/O HEAD TRAUMA/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 66 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
66 YR OLD MALE TRIPPED OVER TV STAND AND FELL AND HIT HEAD WITH SUBARAC HNOID HEMORRHAGE AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 90 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
90YOM FELL HIT HEAD ON TV/ HEAD INJURY, SUPERFICIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 91 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,SCALP LAC.91YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A TELEVISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	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
85 YOF LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A TV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 66 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
66 Y/O FEMALE PASSED OUT & FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP/ SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
93 YOM HIT HEAD ON TV SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 71 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
71 YOM FELL STRIKING TELEVISION TODAY. DX: INTRAPARENCHYMAL HEMORRHAGE, ETOH INTOX, ARM CONT/ABR, A FLUTTER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/04/2010	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Televisions, Crutches, canes or walkers
90YOF WALKING WITH A WALKER CAUGHT WALKER ON THE LEG OF THE CHAIR WHICH CAUSED HER TO FALL STRUCK HEAD ON TV SET CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 83 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
83YOF WALKING AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON TV SET SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 88 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
88YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON A TV SET CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 97 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, Tables
DX LAC SCALP/HYPOTHERMIA/UTI: 97YOF FELL OUT OF BED, TRYP' TO PULL SELF UP ON NIGHTSTAND & ACC PULLED TV DOWN ONTO HER HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
54YOF, C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF WORSENING H/A THAT BEGAN WHILE WATCHING TV L AST PM>>H/A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2010	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
89 YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON TV. DX: CHEST WALL CONT, CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 63 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
63YOF FELL AND TV FELL ONTO HEAD DX: CHI, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2010	Age: 54 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
54YOM FELL FROM SITTING POSITION AND STRUCK HEAD IN TV CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 55 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
55 YOF FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON TV. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 72 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,FACIAL CONTUSION.72YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
60 YOF TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON TV, +LOC DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2010	Age: 61 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
61YOM FELL AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON TV CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2010	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
78YOM, ON ***, FELL VS SYNCOPED&FELL AGAINST THE TV, WIFE HEARD ATHUD U PSTAIRS>>R/O HEAD TRAUMA/AKI/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/26/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
94 YOF FELL STRIKING HEAD ON TV DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	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
80YO FEMALE WITH CHI FROM FALLING TV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 79 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
79YOF, A TV TIPPED OFF A DRESSER HITTING PT'S HEAD, NO LOC/N/V/ANTICOAG ULANTS, C/O H/A>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
57 YOM HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF TV LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
83 YO F FELL TRYING TO CHANGE TV CHANNEL AT HOME. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Televisions
69 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TV. LACERATION OF SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
82 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TELEVISION AT HOME. DX-HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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