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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 417
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HAVING A FIT AND THREW HIMSELF BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD ON HEATER REGISTE R & CUT BACK OF HEAD; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH AND HIT HEAD ON VENT. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL THRU FLOOR VENT ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 4YOM AT HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL HITTING A METAL AIR VENT,STRIKING THE BACK OF THE HEAD;SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| 3 YOM, PT HIT HEAD ON ONE OF THE HEATER VENT OUTLETS CAUSING A LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD. DX: LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CHI, FELL ON VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 5 years | 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 |
| 5YOM AT HOME WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A RADIATOR COVER,FELL BACKWARDS HITTING SCALP OFF RADIATOR; 1.5-CM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS. HIT HEAD ON VENT. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Chairs |
| PATIENT FELL BACKWARD OFF CHAIR HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON REGISTER; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL AND LAC SIDE OF HEAD ON A VENT GRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 5 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT PLAYING & RUNNING,HIT FOREHEAD ON OVERHEAD PIPE DX MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON REGISTER NEXT TO BED; MILD HEAD INJURY , FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 3 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT SUS LAC TO SCALP AFTER FALLING AND HITTING METAL EDGE OF HEATING VEN T. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RAN INTO A VENT. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL AT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND HIT HEAD ON AIR DUCT. DX SUPERFICIAL HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 ON HER HEAD, AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, NO LOC. PT HIT HEAD ON HEAT GRATE. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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