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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD FROM HITTING HEAD ON AIR DUCT IN THE BASEMENT. SCALP LAC ERATION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LACERATION TO BOTTOM RT FOOT ON HEATING AND COOLING VENT DX LACERATION RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL ON VENT AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 22 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 WALKED INTO A HEATING DUCT AND CUT HEAD. DX; HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 20 YO MALE WALKED INTO A VENT IN PARKING GARAGE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 FELL ON VENT AND HIT HEAD DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT HAND ON SHARP METAL EDGE OF DUCTING/ LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE WHEN KICKED COLD AIR VENT WITH FOOT, PAIN FUL TO BEAR WEIGHT; FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN FELL ON THE AC VENT AT THE HOTEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Furniture |
| PT WAS MOVING SOME FURNITURE AND SLIPPED ON SOME DUCT WORK AND SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS CLEANING A CEILING VENT AND IT FELL ONTO FACE FRACTURED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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