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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,271
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT FELL INTO FAN AT HOME CAUSING HEAD INJ DX:LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES SHE HIT HER FOOT ON A FAN THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| HEAD CONTUSION.PT HIT HEAD ON A CEILING FAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT HEAD ON FAN DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT.WHO CAME WITH CUT IN 2ND.RT.FINGER LATERAL SIDE WOUND SECONDARY TO I MPACT OF FAN BLADE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CUT ON FAN; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT STUCK LEFT HAND IN A MOVING CEILING FAN AT HOME CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 19 years | 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: Fans |
| 19 YOM CUT FOREHEAD ON CEILING FAN LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans, Windowsills or frames |
| 19-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS CHIN AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK B Y A BOX FAN FALLING FROM A WINDOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| LOW BACK STRAIN- PT SLEPT UNDER A FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 22-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS FOOT AS A RESULT OF KICKING A FAN A T HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT HIT HEAD ON CEILING FAN DX: 1CM FOREHEAD LAC + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans |
| PUNCHED A DIRTY FAN/ CELLULITIS RT FIFTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT HIT FINGER ON A CEILING FAN. D: FINGER NAIL AVULSION AND CONTUS ION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LACERATION FINGER, COMPLICATED - 23 YOM HAS LACERATION TO MIDDLE AND PI NKY FINGERS OF LEFT HAND FROM A FAN BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| CERVICAL STRAIN - 21 YOF WOKE UP WITH NECK PAIN EXTENDING DOWN INTO HER BACK, HAD SLEPT WITH A FAN BLOWING DIRECTLY ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 25 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: Fans |
| HEAD LAC-SITTING AT GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE-WHEN A CEILING FAN FELL ON HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CEILING FAN FELL SHATTERING GLASS ON VICITM FROM NEARBY GAS PIPE EXPL HITTING VICTIM'S HEAD DX LAC/HEAD - |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HAND FROM CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 19YOM CUT ON FAN BLADEDX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fans |
| PT WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF A FAN WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HER EYE, RESU LTING IN A CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY- ABRASION- FB WAS REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A FAN AT HOME LAST NIGHT, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, REF ERRED TO ED; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT. C/O LAC TO R WRIST, CUT ON BOX FAN. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| DX CONTUSION TO RIGHT SMALL TOE: FAN FELL ONTO TOE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT L 5TH TOE ON A FAN. CLOSED FX L LITTLE TOE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT BY CEILING FAN; FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT ARM ON FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN FALLING OVER A FAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| 20 Y.O. B FEMALE W/ANKLE SPRAIN. PT TRIPPED OVER A FAN CORD @ HOME. E91 79 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT AT HOME A FAN FELL ONTO LT FOOT, CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fans |
| LT KNEE CT-AT HOME-TIPPED OVER A FAN & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT CEILING FAN BLADE WITH HIS HEAD DX LACERATION RT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| LT 3RD FINGER CT-HIT A CEILING FAN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT ON A FAN AT HOME.DX LACERATION RIGHT IND EX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Aquariums or accessories |
| PT., WAS CLEANING FISH TANK, RAISED UP AND HIT CEILING FAN LACERATINGSC ALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT FINGER ON PLASTIC FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CEILING FAN FELL ON FOREARMLAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fans |
| PT IN HOUSE WITH FIRE IN CEILING FAN IN BATHROOM, MINOR SMOKE INHALATIO N, FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans, Windows or window glass |
| PT INJURED HAND/FINGER WHEN TAKING FAN OUT OF WINDOW AT HOME NOW C/O NUMBNESS TO 3RD AND 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans, Ceilings and walls |
| STATES HER CEILING FAN FELL ON TOP OF HER HEAD, PART OF CEILING HIT HEA D. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, CERVICAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| BOX FAN FELL OVER AND HIT LEFT EYBROW, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans, Floors or flooring materials |
| STUMBLED OVER BOX FAN ON FLOOR IN HOME, HIT L LOWER RIB AND LOWER BACK ON FAN. DX. L RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CUT MID FINGER RT HAND YEST ON FAN DX: NONSUTURABLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| RAISED ARM AND HIT LIGHT IN THE CEILING FAN AND CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Billiards or pool |
| LACERATION RT SIDE OF NECK CAUSED BY BROKEN GLASS LIGHT ON A FAN WHILE PLAYING POOL AT HOME AT 2300. DX LACERATION RIGHT SIDE OF NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT FINGER ON FAN, SUPERFICIAL R INDEX FINGERNAIL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Beds |
| PT WAS STANDING ON BED TO HANG CURTAINS, HER BABY TURNED ON LIGHT SWITC H & CELING FAN HIT HER UNDER LT EYE. FACIAL LAC, LT PERIORBITAL CT@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CUT FINGER ON FAN BLADE DXL LACERATION LT. LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 21 Y/O M C/O PAIN ON RT. SIDE OF HEAD- RAN INTO CEILING FAN. DX; F OREHEAD LAC/HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 22-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A FAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| RT THUMB CT-@ HOME-GOT HAND INTO A FLOOR OSCILLATING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| $NASAL BONE FRACTURE.PT HAD A FAN FALL AND HIT PT IN THE FACE AND PT INJURED NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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