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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Safes, Rope or string |
| 65 YO F TRIPPED OVER ROPE OR STRING GRANDKIDS HAD PLACED IN HALLWAY. FE LL AND HIT HEAD ON METAL SAFE. DX:MECHANICAL FALL, LACERATION TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Safes |
| PT C/O HEADACHE & CUT TO TOP OF HEAD, WAS WALKING AT HOME AROUND CORNER & RAN INTO STEEL SAFE DOOR. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJ W/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Safes, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS PULLING OUT A SAFE OFF A SHELF AT HOME WHEN IT FELL ONTO HER HEA D CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Safes, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHILE WORKING ON FLOOR BELOW SAFE HIT HEAD ON DOOR DX: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Safes |
| HEAD LAC, PT HIT HEAD ON A SAFE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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