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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL DOWN IN HEATER VENT - RIGHT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT LAC LOWER LEG OFF OF A METAL VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT GOT LT LEG CAUGHT IN REGISTER AT HOME DX: LAC LT LEG + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 2 WKS AGO STEPPED THRU VENT IN THE FLOOR, LEG STUCK, PULLED OUT BRUISED, 5 DAYS AGO LUMPS NOTED. DX: PAIN SWELLING, CONT TO RLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LEFT SHIN CONTUSION,ABRASION.PT FELL INTO A HEATING GRATE AND INJURED S HIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT ONMETAL VENT; LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, House repair or construction materials |
| PT. FELL INTO VENT AND CUT HIS LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF SHEET METAL LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT FELL INTO VENT DUCT AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE 5 DAYS AGO, HAD ABRASIO N TO LOWER LEG, NOW RED WITH BUMPS; SECONDARY SKIN INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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