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Accidents - Ductwork for heating or cooling systems - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 691
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Ankle:175Foot:124
Head:102Lower Leg:86
Upper Trunk:71Toe:70
Lower Arm:15Upper Leg:15
All Of Body:15Face:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/12/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
HIT FOOT ON HEAT RADIATOR, FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2006Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CUT FOOT ON FLOOR HEATER VENT LACERATION LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT FELL AND STRUCK TOE OFF OF A HEATING VENT. DX TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOOT AFTER CUTTING IT ON A METALL VENT COVER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/02/2006Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT HIT FOREHEAD ON A VENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
LEG SCRAPED AGAINST VENT/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2006Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT WAS WALKING BAREFOOT AND STEPPED ON A METAL AIR DUCT GRID LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2006Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
P/W SUDDEN ONSET OF SOB WHILE CLEANING THE HOUSE VENTS " ALLERGIC RXN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2006Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
FELL THRU FLOOR GRATE/VENT " THIGH ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2006Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
DX RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN: TWISTED ANKLE TRIPPING OVER FLOOR VENT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2006Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
1.2 CM SCALP LACERATION SUTURED: WALKED INTO PIECE OF DUCT WORK CUTTING TOP OF HEAD, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2006Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
DX RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN: FELL INTO HEATING VENT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2006Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
ACC STRUCK ON HEAD C AN AIR VENT COVER, NOW C H/A&SOME MALISE " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2006Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT. CAUGHT TOE IN AIR VENT, TWISTED AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN/CONT R 2ND TOE .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
STEPPED IN VENT AT HOME SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2006Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM ON AN ALUMINUM FLOOR VENT L ACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2006Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
HIT AC DUCT WORK LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT FELL & TRIPPED ON A HEATER VENT, AT HOME, CUTTING RT FOOT DX: FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2006Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PATIENT CUT FOOT ON METAL AIR CONDITIONER DUCT DX: LT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2006Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
23 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED ABRASION TO LOWER LEG AND KNEE WHEN WALKING AND LOWER LEG FELL AIR CONDITIONER VENT IN THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2006Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
R RIB CONT'S:R SHOULDER CONT;R ELBOW CONT/ABRA;R KNEE CONT;R THIGH MUSCLE SPASM:REMODELING @ HOME,FOOT WENT THROUGH VENT, HIT FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
17 YO BF SUSTAINED SPRAIN OF L ANKLE AFTER FALLING THROUGH VENT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2006Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
DX LACERATION LEFT GREAT TOE: INJURED TOE ON VENT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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