Accidents - Sinks - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,607
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Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM, TRIPPED, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON SI NK. DX. LAC. SCALP, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT AT SISTERS HOUSE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE SINK SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
CHI,SCALP LAC.PT FELL INTO SINK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	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: Sinks
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON BATHROOM SINK. DX; SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 74 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: Sinks
74 YO STRUCK HEAD ON SINK CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 68 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: Sinks, Toilets
PT FELL OFF TOILET AND WAS STUCK BETWEEN SINK AND TOILET DX; INTRACEREBRAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT WAS STANDING AT SINK AND FELL FORWARD DX: SCALP LAC. CHI. ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
PT FELT DIZZY FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SINK DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/24/2008	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: Sinks
SLIPPED IN THE BATHROOM&FELL HITTING HEAD AGINST THE SINK, NOW COMES WI TH DIZZINESS&HEADACHE>>CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 83 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: Sinks, Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT WAS STANDING AT SINK BRUSHING TEETH AND FELL HITTING HEAD DX: SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL IN THE BATHROOM, BUMPED HEAD ON THE SINK, C/O PAIN IN THE HANDS. DX-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT WAS SITTING ON SINK SHAVING HER LEGS WHEN SHE FELL AND HIT HEAD/ LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 67 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: Sinks
67 YO FEMALE FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON SINK CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
53YOM FELL HITTING HEAD ON A SINK WHILE AT A BAR; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Toilets
86YOF WHILE TRYING TO GET UP FROM TOILET,LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKING SINK;HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 86 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: Sinks
CHI.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A SINK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
WORKING UNDER THE SINK&ACCIDNETALLY HIT HEAD, FELT GROGGY, NO LOC >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/HEAD ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT SUS LACERATION TO HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON SINK%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PT WAS DRINKING AND FELL HITTING HEAD IN SINK. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITHI LAC TO HEAD FELL AT A SINK WHILE USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
PT C/O FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SINK. DX CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
53YFC WASHING FEET IN SINK LOST BALANCE FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 100 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: Sinks
PT FELL AT NURSING HOME AND HIT HEAD ON SINK DX// HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 59 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: Sinks
PT IN JAIL SINK FELL ON HIM AND PT INJURED HEAD DX/ SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks, Day wear
PT WAS TRYING TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AT THE NURSING HOME HAD PANTS AROUN D HIS ANKLES AND FELL STRUCK HEAD IN SINK CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Sinks
80 YO F LACERATION TO SCALP FELL INTO KITCHEN SINK AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
FELL AGAINST SINK DX: BHT, FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON THE SINKDX CLOSE HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 57 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: Sinks
SUDDEN ONSET OF DIZZINESS WHILE STANDING @ THE SINK IN THE BATHROOM, NE XT THING HE KNEW WIFE TRYING TO WAKE HIM UP, FELL HITTING HEAD,CHI/SYNC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
51 YO FEMALE WAS DIZZY AND FELL AND HIT SINK AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/01/2008	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: Sinks, Bathtubs or showers
WASHING FEET INTO A SINK, SLIPPED&FELL HITTING HEADONTO THE EDGEOF BAT HTUB , NO LOC, BROUGHT IN BY FAMILY FOR EVALUATION>>RULE OUT CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 82 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: Sinks
C.H.I.; FOREHEAD HEMATOMA: LOST BALANCE, FELL IN BATHROOM, HITTING HEAD ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 72 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: Sinks
72 YO FELL HIT HEAD ON SINK `CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sinks
PT FELL LAST EVENING STRIKING HEAD ON A SINK SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION MI ULD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
93 YO FELL STRUCK HEAD ON SINK CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
CHI,SCALP LACERATION .PT FELL IN TO A SINK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT WITH HEAD LAC, HIT HEAD ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 85 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: Sinks
PT STANDING AT THE SINK AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CL OSED HEAD INJURY WITH IC BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Toilets
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON SINK AND TOILET CAUSING INJURIES DX: HEAD LAC AND CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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