Accidents - Ductwork for heating or cooling systems - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 606
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	96
6-15 years old:	80
16-25 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	77
50+ years old:	281

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL ON VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 LACERATED LOWER LEG ON METAL VENT AT HOME. D: LOWER LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2003	Age: 60 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
LEFT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN FALLING THROUGH A REGISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FRACTURE TIBIA SHAFT - 3 YOM STEPPED INTO A OPEN VENT 3 DAYS AGO, WALKI NG WITH A LIMP, PAIN LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
A METAL VENT FELL ON PATIENT'S LOWER LEG. DX-LACERATION 15CM LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
LEG LAC FROM HEATER VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 19 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
CUT LEG ON PIECE OF DUCT WORK HE WAS MOVING IN GARAGE/ LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 12 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
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG FROM FALLING THROUGH HEATING REGIST ER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	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
RT LOWER LEG ABRASION.PT FELL THROUGH AN AIR VENT AND INJURE DLOWER LEG .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	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
PT WITH RT LEG CAUGHT IN VENT, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 76 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT'S LT LEG FELL THRU FLOOR VENT. AB LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 84 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: Hematoma
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
84 YOF HIT LEG ON AIR REGISTER HEMATOMA R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 53 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
FELL ON AIR VENT DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 79 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
ABRAS R SHIN/79YOF STS AT HM REGISTER WAS OFF, WAS WALKING AND STEPPED DOWN INTO HOLE YESTERDAY INJURING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 40 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
PT FELL INTO UNFINISHED DUCTWORK; LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PATIENT SCRATCHED LEG ON METAL REGISTER AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, NOW RED; HE ALING LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PATIENT CUT LOWER LEG ON HEATER VENT AT HOME; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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