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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,718
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 2YM FELL ONTO HEAT VENT AT HOME DX; 0.5 CM LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL INTO A HEATING VENT AND SUS A FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL WALKING AND USS A HEAD LAC ON A HEATER VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL INTO A HEATER VENT AND SUS A CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RT FOOT LAC-CUT FOOT ON HEAT REGISTER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL & HIT HEAD ON HEATING VENT YESTERDAY; TODAY LUMP ON HEAD BIGGER DX: DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LAC L 4TH TOE; CAUGHT IN FURNACE FLOOR REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN REGISTER AT HOME; INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HTI HEAD ON REGISTER/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HITLT EYE ON HEAT VENT DX: CORNEAL AB + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SCALP LAC-FELL BACKWARD-HEAD HIT A HEAT DUCT-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HIT MOUTH ON HEAT REGISTER DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LT 5TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON A REGISTER VENT-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT REACHED HAND INTO OPEN AC FLOOR VENT AT HOME, SCRAPED HAND; HA ND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING MOUTH ON METAL FLOOR VENT AT HOME; LIP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT RUNNING IN OFFICE BUILDING, HIT HEAD ON METAL VENT; FOREHEAD LA C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT FROM A METAL AIR VENT + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RUNNING AND FELL ON HEATER GRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT CUT LT THUMB ON HEATING VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RETURN AIR DUCT; LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER IN AN AIR CONDITIONER VENT LACERATION FINGE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT HAS INSECT BITES ON FOREHEAD, ALSO FELL ON REGISTER HITTING FAC E; INSECT BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL DOWN AND HIT FOREHEAD ON AN AIR VENT. FOREHEAD ABRASION $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE, STEPPED ON VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| L GREAT TOE LAC/69YOWF 1/2 HR AGO FELL ONTO METAL FLOOR REGISTER AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SLICED HIS FINGER ON AN AIRVENT WHLE AT HOME 30 MIN PTA-DX ACUTE L THIR D FINGER SKIN AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD STUCK FINGER INTO A HEATING VENT CUTTINGFINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON REGISTER VENT AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL AGAINST A HEATER REGISTER AND LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls |
| PT RAN INTO VENT ON WALL HITTING LT CHE EK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT HEAD ON VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, House repair or construction materials |
| PT. FELL INTO VENT AND CUT HIS LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF SHEET METAL LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RT ARM LAC - RAN INTO A HEATER REGISTER @ HOME WHILE RUNNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT RUNNING IN HOUSE, CAUGHT TOE ON METAL GRATE; TOE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 2 Y.O. H MALE W/PW TO FACE. PT WAS RUNNING THROUGH APT & FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF A/C/ VENT. E8881 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT EYEBROW ON VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL STRUCK LIP ON METAL VENT LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 5/21/2001 10 MON OLD W FEMALE W/FINGER AVULSION. PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT I N AIR VENT @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER VENT. LACERATION TO HEAD. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 3 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HER RT 5TH TOE ON SOME HEATI NG DUCT WORK . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT GOT RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT IN AN AIR CONDITIONER VENT AT HOME UNABLE TO GET IT OUT FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HIT HEAD OFF OF A REGISTER VENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| MOM TRIPPED ON DRAWERS FROM BUREAU WHEN CARRYING PATIENT, PT. HIT MOUT H ON REGISTER ON FLOOR; MOUTH HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FLOOR VENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CHILD LACERATED TOE ON HEATING VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CHILD W/ LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD. HIT CORNER OF HEATING DUCT 10 MIN UTES P.T.A. DX: 2 CM SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT CUT FOOT BETWEEN TOES WHEN WALKING ON HEATING REGISTER AT HOME; FOOT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LT INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON METAL REGISTER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 13-MONTH OLD MALE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FOREHEAD AS A RESU LT OF FALLING/STRIKING A HEATING DUCT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| STEPPED ON HEAT VENT THEN FELL;BURN LEGS, FEET, BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.FELL & BUMPED HEAD ON HEATING VENT ON FLOOR C/O CUT TO FOREHEAD. DX-LACERATION FOREHEAD 1CM FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SMACKED FOOT ON VENT;CONTUSION, FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 1 YOF BURNED BOTH FEET; STEPPED ON FLOOR HEATING GRATE @ GMA'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT ANKLE CT-@ HOME-STEPPED INTO AN OPEN AIR VENT & BROKE THROUGH T HE PLASTER-FELL FROM 1ST FLOOR TO THE BASEMENT FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|