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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,121
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Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 63 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: Tools
63YOM WAS HIT BY A BRANCH WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE DX: CHI, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
52 YOM-CUTTING DOWN A TREE & A BRANCH FELL 20 FT & HIT HEAD @ HOME DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Poles
80 YOM HIT TOP OF HEAD WITH A POLE PUTTINH STAKES IN GROUND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD AT HOME. DX-LAC, CONTUSION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
57YO MALE WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMB FELL AND HIT HEADLACERATION HEAD #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools, Ceilings and walls
51 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY- REPORTS HITTING HEAD ON TOOLS HANGING ON THE WALL AT *** WAREHOUSE.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
95 Y/O M LACERATED HIS HEAD BY A TREE BRANCH THAT HE CUT DOWN AT HOME.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
68 YOM, CONTUSTION HEAD, PT. STATES HE WAS TRIMMING TREES, BRANCH FELL, HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
73YOM CUTTING DOWN A TREE (N/S WHAT HE USED TO CUT) TREE LIMB FELL ONH IS HEAD. DX. LAC. SCALP, 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
61 YOF CUTTING TREE BRANCHES AND WAS HIT ON TOP OF HEAD BY FALLING BRAN CH SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
CONTUSION HEAD - 51 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS IN THE WOODS CUTTING A TREE WHEN TREE BRANCH FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tools
65YOM CUTTING DOWN ASPEN TREE AT DAUGHTER S HM WHEN TREE FELL ON HIM ST RIKING HIS HEAD L SHO ELBOW W L.O.C. D CHI W CONCUSSION AC SEPARATIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	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: Tools
71 Y/O MALE WAS CUTTING A TREE AND A BRANCHE FELL HITTING HIM IN HEAD AT HOME DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools
52YOM WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH AND ONE OF THE BRANCHES ACCIDENTLY FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD C/O PAIN.DX: 2CM LINEAR LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 86 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: Tools
86YOF, WATERING HER PLANTS IN THE GARDEN, LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTING FAC E ONTO GROUND>>CHI/HEMATOMA/NASAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tools
79 Y/O F FELL TRIMMING TREEBHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tools, Poles
HEAD LAC-57YOM-POST DRIVER RECOILED WHILE DRIVING POSTS HITTING PT'S HE AD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 51 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: Tools
51YO M HIT SELF IN HEAD USING A POST HOLE DIGGER (NOT WORK). DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Tools
R TEMPERAL LOBE HEMORRHAGE/56YOM AT HM LAST MON. CUTTING WOOD&WAS HIT I N HEAD W/TREE BRANCH.HEADACHE WENT AWAY.SLIPPED THURS/HEADACHE AGAIN.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/12/2010	Age: 87 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: Tools
SYNCOPAL EPISODE: FACIAL CONT., S/P FALL; 87YOM FELL TO GROUND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD, STRUCK HEAD ON BLOCKS FROM STANDING POSITION,+LOC 5 MIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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