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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,955
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Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 76 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
76 YO F SLIPPED AND HIT HER CHIN ON SINK. SMALL ABRASION OVER THE CHIN AREA. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2010	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: Sinks, Faucets or spigots
88YOF, BENDING OVER UNDER THE SINK TO TURN THE FAUCET OFF&STRUCK HEAD S TANDING UP>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 84 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
84YOF LAC HEAD ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 77 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
77YOM SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN HE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SINK*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 72 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
72 YOF FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON SINK SUSTAINING A CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2010	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
74 YO F FELL HIT HEAD ON KITCHEN SINK AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks, Beds or bedframes
82YOOF PT FELL THIS EVENING PER DAUGHTER AT NH, FELL IN BATHROOM AND H IT CHEST/UPPER ABDM ON SINK BEFORE RETURNING TO BED. DX. CEREBRAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sinks
88 YOF DX CONCUSSION- SP MPT FEWLL AT HOME YESTERDAY AND HIT HEAD ON WASH BASIN AT HOME YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2010	Age: 83 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, Floors or flooring materials
MULT CONT'S & ABRA'S; SYNCOPAL EPISODE; ANEMIA; 83YOF FELL IN KITCHEN ON TILE FLOOR,HIT HEAD ON SINK,CHIPPED PIECE OUT OF IT,PAIN HEAD,FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2010	Age: 85 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
85 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK HEAD ON SINK AND NOW SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 80 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: Sinks
80 YO M SLIPPED STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON SINK DX:CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 91 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
91 YR OLD FEMALE LOST BALANCE AT SINK AND FELL BACK CONTUSING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sinks
96 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH HEAD INJURY AFTER SHE HIT HEAD ON SINK IN BAT HROOM- DX- BLUNT HOME TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	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: Sinks
90YOF, SYNCOPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST BATHROOM SINK, ?LOC >>R/O HEAD TR/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 66 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
66YOF FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON SINK DX: HEAD INJ , BACK INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 56 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
56 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BATHROOM SINK CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 91 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: Sinks
A 91 YOM STATES KNEES GAVE OUT AND PT FELL, HIT HEAD ON SINK, HEAD INJU RY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 56 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
56YOF-CHI-HIT HEAD ON A SINK IN THE BATHROOM-@ HOME-1 DAY PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 57 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, Floors or flooring materials
57 YO F PASSED OUT FELL HIT HEAD ON SINKE AND FLOOR. DX CLOSED HEAD INJ URY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 78 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, Floors or flooring materials
78 Y/O/F FELL AT HOME HIT HEAD ON SINK AND THEN FELL TO FLOOR DX/ SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 76 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
76YOF, FELL IN THE BATHROOM 2WKS AGO, BUMPED HEAD ONTO SINK, C/O BACK PAIN EVER SINCE>>R/O HEAD TR/BACK INJ
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 69 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
69YOF PASSED OUT AND STRUCK HEAD ON SINK CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sinks
70 YOM DX HEMATOMA OF HEAD - S/P FALL,+LOC,HIT HEAD ON SINK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 82 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
82YOF RESIDENT OF NH FELL, HIT HEAD ON SINK/ SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 89 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
89YOF, ON ***, SLIPPED&FELL IN THE BATHROOM STRIKING HEAD ONTO SINK, C/ O LEG PAIN>>CONTS/R/O HEAD TR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	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: Sinks
80YOF, ON ***, AMB W/O WALKER IN THE BATHROOM&FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO SI NK VS CABINET>>CHI/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2010	Age: 68 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
68 YR OLD FEMALE TRYING TO GET WATER FROM SINK AND FELL BACK AND HIT WA LL AND LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 66 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
66 YR OLD FEMALE TURNING TO SHUT BATHROOM DOOR AND HIT HEAD ON SINK WIT H SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE AND CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 77 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: Sinks
77TOM HIT LT EYE WHILE WORKONG ONS BATHROOM SINK DX: LT ORBITAL CONTUSION, CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 59 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
59YOF STATES SHE FELL IN HER KITCHEN YESTERDAY AND HIT BACK OF HER HEAD ON KITCHEN SINK C/O WEAKNESS TO R SIDE OF BODY DX- CHI, DIPLOPIA, ATAXI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 87 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
87YOF ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED IN HER KITCHEN STRIKING HEAD ON SINK; CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
83 Y/O/F FELL AT NURSING HOME HIT HEAD ON SINK DX/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 72 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, Floors or flooring materials
CHI. 72 YOM WAS STANDING AT BATHROOM SINK AND FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sinks
52 YOF GOT TOO HOT PASSED OUT HIT HEAD ON SINK AT HOME. DX-CONCUSSION B RIEF LOC, DEHYDRATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 88 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
88YOM FELL FORWARD AT NURSING HOME AND HIT HEAD ON SINK CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	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: Concussion
Product: Sinks
63YOM CONCUSSION HEAD ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
63YOF LEANED OVER SINK AND FELL BACKWARD TO FLOOR LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 67 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
PT FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON SINK DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 66 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
66 YOM SUS HEAD TRAUMA DUE TO FALL HITTING HEAD ON SINK%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 85 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
85 YOF-@ HOME & PT FELL YESTERDAY & HIT BACK OF HEAD ON BATHROOM SINK DX HEAD TRAUMA *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/14/2010	Age: 69 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
69 YOF PRESEN TO ER AFTER SHE SUSTAINED A FALL AT HOME HITTING HER HEAD ON THE SINK- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
HEAD LAC, PT WAS GETTING WATER OUT OF SINK AND FELL HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 69 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
69YOF FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON SINK ETOH CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2010	Age: 59 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
59 Y/O MALE STATES FELT DIZZY WHILE STANDING AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON BATHROOM SINK DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	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: Sinks
80 YOF FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE SINK IN THE BATHROOM AT HOME. DX-CHI CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 71 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, Tables
71 YR OLD FEMALE COLLAPSED AT KITCHEN SINK AND HIT HEAD ON GLASS TABLE TO FLOOR RESULTING IN BRAIN HEMORRHAGE--MED FLITE IN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
95YOF DAUGHTER WAS HELPING HER IN THE BATHROOM WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON SINK;SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	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: Sinks
89 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SINK IN BATHROOM AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 92 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
92YOF FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON BEDROOM SINK DX: CHI, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2010	Age: 86 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
86 YOF FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON EDGE OF SINK. REFUSES ADMISSION AND LEFT AMA. DX. HEAD INJURY. SCALP LACERATION.*
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
88 YR OLD FEMALE WAS IN BATHROOM GETTING WASHED & SLIPPED AND FELLHITTI NG HEAD ON SINK AT *** DX: DEEP LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 56 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
56YO WHITE MALE LOST BALANCE FELL HIT TOP OF HEAD ON SINK ,NLOC DX LACERATION SCALP, GASTROENTRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 84 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
84 YOM HAD A WITNESSED FALL FROM STANDING POSITION, HIT HEAD ON SINK-A T GROUP HOME. DX: SCALP LAC, FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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