Accidents - Ductwork for heating or cooling systems - Year 2002 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	76
6-15 years old:	209
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	145
50+ years old:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
HIT KNEE ON AIR VENT DX. KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PATIENT STEPPED IN AN AIR VENT HOLE IN THE HOUSE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. DX-KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FELL ON HEATER VENT LAC RT KNEE. LACERATION RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FELL AGAINST AIR DUCT;LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
75 Y.O. W FEMALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT FELL NTO AN AIR CONDITIONING VENT .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT TRIPPED OVER A RETURN AIR DUCT; LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PATIENT FELL ON VENT COVER AT HOME; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PATIENT CUT HER FOOT ON AN AIR CONDITIONER VENT AT HOME. DX- LEFT KNEEL ACERATION 7CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
SLIPPED WALKING ON A GRATE AND KNEE POPPED SPRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
RT KNEE BURN-@ HOME-HIT KNEE ON A HEAT REGISTER ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT STEPPED INTO AN OPEN AC VENT AND FELL; CONTUSION LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FELL AT HOME ON FURNACE VENT DX CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT'S FOOT WENT THROUGH HEATING VENT. DX: CONT R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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