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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,888
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 16 YO MALE FELL AND BUMPED HEAD AGAINST FAN AT HOME CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND IN A FAN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| PT INSTALLING A CEILING FAN AT HOME AND DEVELOPED APIN IN NECK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans, Refrigerators |
| FAN FALL OFF THE TOP OF THE FRIDGE HITTING HER HEAD,?LOC/N&V >> CHI/FH HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Fans |
| PT LIFTED HAND ABOVE HEAD TO GRAB CEILING FAN, DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT HEAD ON CEILING FAN HAS LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| KICKED A FAN AND CUT FOOT LACERATION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fans |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM BURNED OUT BATHROOM FAN IN DORM. DX. MILD SMO KE INHALATION. FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fans |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM BURNED OUT BATHROOM FAN IN DOORM. DX. MILE SM OKE INHALATION. FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fans |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM SHORTED OUT BATHROOM FAN IN DOOR. DX. MILD SM OKE INHALATION. FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LEFT SIDE FOREHEAD LACERATION-WAS UNSCREWING A FAN AND IT CAME LOOSE AN D STRUCK PATIENT IN THE FOREHEAD. SUS A 1.5CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | 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 |
| 19 YOM CUT FINGER ON FAN LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Alcohol |
| PT HAD BEEN DRINKING AND GOT MAD AND PUNCHED A FAN HAS LAC TO (R) HAN D AND IS +ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS CLEANING SHELVES AND TURNED AND HIT CEILING FAN W/ FOREHEAD. D: FOREHEAD LAC W/ SUTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 25YOF WAS AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY STUCK HAND IN CEILING FAN,PADDLES HIT WRIST;WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 20 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 STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON CEILING FAN DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH A CEILING FAN 3 DAYS AGO -LOC BUT STILL FEELS SPACED OUT DX- CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PUT HAND INTO CEILING FAN LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT HAD A FAN FALL ON HIS HEAD THIS MORNING WITH PAIN. DX-HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 25 YOF WAS LEANING OVER A FAN TO GET SOMETHING FOR CHILD AND SUSTAINED A SMALL LACERATION TO A BREAST JUST BELOW NIPPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO LEFT THUMB ON A MOVING FAN AT HOME SUSTAINE D AN AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans |
| CEILING FAN FELL ON HEAD. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| C/O PT STATES DROPPED A FAN ON HIS FOOT DX LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LACERATION RT.ELBOW.PT.REFERS CUT ELBOW WITH FAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| PT STRAINED ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT C/O STOOD UP AND HIT CEILING FAN. DX CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT TRIPPED ON CORD AND FELL ON BOX FAN AT HOME CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 21 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: Fans |
| HEAD CONTUSION.PT.REFERS A CEILING FAN FELL ON HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | 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 |
| PT HIT FACE ON A CEILING FAN AT HOME TODAY DX// FACIAL CONTUSION AND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| GOT FINGERS IN FAN LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT HIT ELBOW ON FAN BLADE YESTERDAY. DX: R ELBOW LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 22 YO MALE WAS CLEANING FAN BLADE LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN MOVING FAN. DX: FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 21 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STRUCK ON FOREHEAD BY CEILING FAN WHEN PUTTING DISHES INTO CABINET. D: FOREHEAD LACERATION 2CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fans |
| FB SENSATION L EYE/23YOM STS SITTING AT HOME IN FRONT OF FAN WHEN THOUG HT FB WENT INTO EYE. LEFT BEFORE EXAM. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN PLUGGING IN AN ELECTRICAL FAN. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK, BURN TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT STUCK RT PINKY FINGER INTO A PLASTIC FAN, CUT FINGERTIP DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fans |
| A FAN FELL ON PTS LEG 1 WK AGO, HEMATOMA TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fans |
| FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND-STEPPED ON A METAL FAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans |
| PT HIT LEG ON A FAN 19 DAYS AGO. DX: R SHIN WOUND HEALING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| FINGER FX-CAUGHT FINGER IN METAL INDUSTRIAL FAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fans |
| MINOR ELECTRICAL SHOCK-GOT SHOCKED WHILE PLUGGING IN A FAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 18 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 A CEILING FAN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT STRUCK ON FACE BY BLADES OF CEILING FAN AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. D: FACIAL LACERATIONS X2. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | 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 |
| STATES A METAL FAN FELL ONTO (R) RING FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| PT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH THE BLADES FROM A FAN SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD I NJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| HAD HAND ON FAN, FAN BLADE CUT FINGER, ABRASION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO EYEBROW HIT ON CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 21 YO CLEANING CEILING FAN GOT HIT IN EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 21 YOM SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HEAD FROM BLADE OF A CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 18 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 DANCING AROUND ROOM, HIT GLOBE ON CEILING FAN. DX. LAC R WRIST . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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