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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 835
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
| PERSON DIDNT LOWER HEAD LOW ENOUGH TO PASS UNDER HEATER DUCT WORK,LAC T O HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
| HIT TOP OF HEAD ON METAL HEAT DUCT AT HOME,LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 19 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 |
| CUT LEG ON PIECE OF DUCT WORK HE WAS MOVING IN GARAGE/ LAC LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 20 years | 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 |
| WALKED INTO A AIR CONDITIONER VENT LACERATION TO SCALP 5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 25 years | 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 |
| LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT LACERATED THUMB ON A METAL VENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| KNEE CT-@ HOME-FELL THROUGH A VENT COVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YOF-LACERATION BOTTOM RIGHT FOOT-STEPPED ON HEATER VENT AT HOME-CUT F OOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT CUT FOOT ON AIR CONDITIONING FLOOR VENT. DX: FOOT LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 22 YOM FELL HITTING A/C VENT ON FLOR CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 22 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 22 YO MALE HAD AIR CONDITIONER VENT FALL FROM CEILING SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CLOSING CASING TO AIR CONDITIONER, FINGER SLICED ON THE EDGE. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | 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 |
| RT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS DOING SOME DUCTWORK AND LACERATED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| DROPPED A VENT ON THIGH - LACERATION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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, Day wear |
| PANT LEG CAUGHT ON HEAT REGISTER, SCRAPED TOE ON REGISTER DX: LACERATED TE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Dancing |
| HAND LACERATION 1 CM REPAIRED, PATIENT STRUCK A METAL VENT WHILE AT A DANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 17 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 FINGER ON A METAL HEATER VENT; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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