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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,066
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2009 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fans |
| 19 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER SHE TRIED TO CATCH HEAVY FAN THAT WAS FALLIN G INJURING LT FINGER AND AVULSED THE NAIL- DX- AVULSION LT FINGER NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| SCALP LAC.PT HIT HEAD ON A FAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fans |
| 20YOM WAS GETTING CHANGED AND FELL ONTO BOX FAN CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19YOF ACCIDENTLY STUCK RIGHT HAND IN THE BLADES OF A MOVING FAN CONTUSI ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Clothes dryers |
| ACC CUT FINGER ON A ?MACHINE/ DRYER VS A FAN, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | 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 |
| FELL INTO FAN. DX-EYEBROW LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 18 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, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FACE LAC-TURNING ON A CEILING FAN AND THE GLASS GLOBE FELL OFF AND HIT PT IN THE FACE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| CUT FOREHEAD ON FAN IN WINDOW;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | 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 |
| 19YO STATES TURNED ON CEILING FAN AND ACCIDENTLY HIT FOREHEAD DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN FAN AT SCHOOL. DX-LAC RIGHT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CEILING FAN FELL ON PT FOREHEAD; DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON A FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT WALKED BY A METAL FAN AND HIT IT WITH LEFT ARM AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT FOREARM, ABRASIONS LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fans |
| PT DX ELOCTROCUTION AND NON FATAL EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT - PT PULGGED IN FAN LAST NIGHT AND SCHOCKED IN LT ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT FELL OVER A FAN DX:PREGNANT AND ABD TRUAMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fans |
| SPRAYED RAID AND FAN BLEW IT BACK INTO FACE CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| RT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT HAD A FAN FALL ON SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| WHILE (AT HOME) STUCK HAND INTO A RUNNING HOUSE ATTIC FAN ACCIDENTALLY DX CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS FINGERS R HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A FAN. DX: R CLAVICLE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 25 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 DX LACERATION OF LT RING FINGER - W/FAN AT HOME YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 Y/O F INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN HIT BY CEILING FAN WHILE STANDING ON BED AT HOME. DX; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT BY CEILING FAN DX: FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fans |
| WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF FAN AND SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE F/B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans |
| PT C/O LT EYE PAIN, SLEPT WITH A FAN ON BLOWING IN FACE. DX - LT EYE PAIN, POSSIBLE IRRITATED CORNEA 2ND TO DISICCATING AFFECT OF FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | 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 |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION-SUS A SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LEFT 3RD FIN GER WITH DEC ROM AFTER GETTING FINGER CAUGHT IN A FAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT STATES CEILING FAN FELL AND DEBRIS HIT BACK DX LOWER TRUNK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans |
| PT SLEPT WITH FAN BLOWING ON HER AND AWOKE WITH BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Sinks |
| WAS HANGING A NEW CEILING FAN AND WAS STANDING ON A NEW SINK TO BE PUT IN AND CUT HER HEEL ON THE SINK. LACERATION TO HEEL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fans, Extension cords |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK: 17YOM,FATHER & PT STATE HE WAS UNPLUGGING FAN,EXTENSION CORD CAME APART,SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAND,KNOCKED BACK,CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 19 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans, Stairs or steps |
| CARRYING FAN UPSTAIRS - FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fans |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-SHOCKED WHEN HE TURNED ON A FAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 19 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 FANLAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Fans |
| PT FELL WHILE STEPPING OVER A FAN. DX: R KNEE CONT/INTERNAL DERANGEMENT, MCL SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT HAND ON FAN CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| HAND ABS-ACCIDENTLY HIT A CEILING FAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 17 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, Tables |
| PT STOOD UP FROM A TABLE AND HIT HEAD ON TURNING CEILING FAN AT HOME. D : PARIETAL CONTUSION, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| CEILING FAN FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD. NO LOC. C/O DIZZINESS. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| L GREAT TOE PAIN, KICKED A FAN DX; TOE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT FACE ON A CEILING FAN AT HOME DX// FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| JUMPED UP & HIT FAN ON CEILING. SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans, Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| HIT FINGER ON TURNING CEILING FAN WHILE PULLING BED COVERS OVER HEAD CONTUSION LEFT SECOND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fans |
| 25 YOM CUT FINGER IN FAN AVULSION LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT HAND ON CEILING FAN AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON FAN BLADE;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| PT TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON OVEN VENT. DX: FOREHEAD LAC .7 CM, MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PRESENTS W/CUT TO L HAND, STATES HE CUT IT WHILE TRYING TO DUMP A HO USE FAN INTO TRASH BIN. DX. LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT GOT RIGHT WRIST STRUCK BY A MOVING CEILING FAN SUSTAIONED A CONTUSIO N TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT HEAD ON FAN IN ***. DX- FOREHEAD LACERATION, MINOR H EAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| WAS HELPING HIS MOTHER CLEAN THE CEILING FAN, FELL AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE DRESSER, C/O LOWER BACK PAIN. DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHILE LIFTING UP A FAN, ?MECH, +BLEEDING CONTRO LLED>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | 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 |
| JUMPED UP TO TURN ON A CEILING FAN AND CUT FINGER DX- FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2009 | Age: 25 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 WAS AT HOME AND PUNCHED A FAN AND NOW C/O HAND PAIN AND SWELLING. DX : HAND CONTUSION,UTI,ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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