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Accidents - Ductwork for heating or cooling systems - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
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Date: 12/20/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT TIBIAL LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN TRIPPING OVER REGISTER IN FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
RT SHIN ABRASION.PT FELL INTO HEATING GRATE ON THE FLOOR AND INJURED SH IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT FELL INTO A VENT DX: RT LEG INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
14 YOF FELL ON METAL VENT CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT STEPPED ON A VENT IN THE FLOOR AND IT FELL THREW WITH HER. DX. LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CUT LEG ON DUCTOWRK AT HOME; LEFT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 9 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A METAL DUCT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
LEG LAC - STEPPED THROUGH REGISTER VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CUT LOWER LEG WHEN CUT ON AIR COND DUCT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/21/2004Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
25 YO F HIT LEG ON METAL FLOOR VENT LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT LEG INJ. PT FELL THROUGH A REGISTER IN FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PATIENT STEPPED INTO REGISTER VENT WITHOUT COVER AT CHURCH; LOWER LEG L AC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT WAS CLEANING A VENT WHICH WAS LEFT OPEN AND FELL AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT LACERATED LOWER LEG 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN FELL ON ALUMINUM VENT. NOW REDN ESS AND SWELLING. D: WOUND INFECTION, VENOUS STASIS ULCER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FELL THROUGH AC VENT DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
27YOF STEPPED THRU HEAT REGISTER IN HALL INJ LEG DX DEEP ABRASIONS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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