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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,647
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 23 YO FEMALE LIFTED FAN TO WINDOW AND HAS CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRAUMA LT AND RT.KNEE.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER FAN,FALLING DOWN TO THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| PT REACHED UP TO PULL FAN, JUMPED AND CAME DOWN ON TOES. HEARD POP. D: FX, 5TH METATARSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT GOT EXCITED, JUMPED UP AND HIT HAND ON CEILING FAN. D: HAND CONTUSIO N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT INTOXICATED AT HOME STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD WITH THE CEILING FAN LACE RATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT STRAINED NECK AND BACK WHEN CEILING FAN FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | 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 |
| LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A FAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| INJURED R HAND THIS WEEKEND W/GOATS AND ALSO HIT CEILING FAN DX: SPRAIN R HAND/WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans, Clocks |
| CONTUSION SHOULDER - 23 YOF C/O LEFT SHOULDER AFTER TRIPPING OVER A FAN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF ALARM CLOCK AND FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 16 Y/O M INJURED L 2ND FINGER WHEN STUCK IT IN A FAN AT HOME. DX; LAC 2ND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| PT DOVE HEAD FIRST TO PROTECT DAUGHTER'S HAND FROM FAN. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| FELL, HIT FAN, FOOT PAIN DX: FX 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans, Chairs |
| PT C/O FALL. PT WAS TAKING DOWN FAN WHILE STANDING ON METAL CHAIR AND F ELL. DX HIP INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 18 YO F DROPPED HEAVY FAN ON BACK PAIN CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | 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 |
| REACHED INTO FAN AND FAC BLADE STRUCK NAIL DX AVULSION NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 24 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: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| ACCIDENTALLY STUCK FINGER INTO FAN AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS IN EYE FROM A FAN-PT WEARING CONTACTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT HIT BY METAL FAN BLADE AT HOME - DX RT HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Beds or bedframes |
| PT STOOD ON THE BED AT HOME GOT HIT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A MOVING CEILI NG FAN LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LACERATION NOSE, REMOVING FAN BLADE, BLADE CAME BACK AND HIT PATIENT IN FACE (BOX TYPE FAN-METAL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Beds or bedframes |
| TRYING TO TURN ON FAN WAS STRUCK IN FOREHEAD BY FAN AND KNOCKED TO BED DX FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LAC TO FOOT BY FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT CUT HIS LIP ON A CEILING FAN THAT FELL ON HIM. DX-LACERATION LIP, CONTUSION RIGHT CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CUT HAND ON FAN BLADE DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 17 YOWM HIT HIS THUMB ON A CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| A FAN FELL ON PATIENT'S LEFT GREAT TOE. DX-CONTUSION LEFT BIG TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT C/O CUT LEFT HAND WHILE PUTTING FAN IN BATHROOM C/O THROBBIBG LEFT M IDDLE FINGER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fans |
| PT. CUT TIP OF FINGER OFF IN A TABLE FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A FAN BLADE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2004 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN CEILING FAN LAST NIGHT DX FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fans, Beds or bedframes |
| PT LAYING IN BED AT HOME WHEN HE TURNED ON THE CEILING FAN SOME DIRT FL EW OFF THE FAN AND FELL INTO RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT C/O BEING HIT IN HEAD. A CEILING FAN FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD WHILE I T WAS STILL SPINNING. DX CONT TO SCALP CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | 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 WAS TRYING TO FIX AN EXHAUST FAN AND BLADE OF FAN CUT WRIST DX: RIGHT WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| TWISTED BACK WHILE MOVING HEAVY FAN. ACUTE LOWER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 16 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 LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON A FAN BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LACERATED FOREARM WHILE WORKING ON A FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT 18 WEEKS PREGNANT WAS MOVING A SLEF STANDING FAN WHEN IT FELL INTO H ER LOWER ABDOMEN CONTUSION ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Tables |
| LACERATION HAND 2 CM, SIMPLE; TRIPPED OVER A FAN AND FELL INTO COFFEE TABLE WITH FIST BREAKING TABLE TOP, PATIENT HAD 2 BEERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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