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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 347
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2008 | 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: Hammers |
| PT AT HOME USING A HAMMER TO PRY A BOARD INJ HEAD/ DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN WAS HIT IN HEAD BY HAMMER WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers, Ladders |
| PT DX HEMATOMA OF HEAD - S/P PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD W/A HAMMER THAT FELL OFF LADDER YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD, HAMMER FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH HAMMER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 57 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: Hammers |
| 57 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CLOSED HEAD INJURY - ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER & HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH CLAW END OF HAMMER. DX; SCALP LAC.2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 51 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: Hammers |
| PT INJURED HEAD WITH A SPLITTING MAUL. DX: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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