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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 938
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT HIT BACK OF HEAD ON IRON GRATE ON FLOOR, OR ON ROT IRON RAILING AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT AT THE BEAUTY SHOP WENT TO BATHROOM CENT FELL FROM CEILING ON HER HEAD. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON HEATING DUCT, LACERATED SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CLEANING HER VENTS AND FELL STRIKING FOREHEAD HEAD LACERATION/FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| VENT FELL ON HEAD/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HIT HEAD ON HEATING DUCT DX: HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls |
| 4 YO HIT FACE ON AIR VENT ON WALL LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 4 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HEAT REGISTER, 1CM LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Football |
| HIT HEAD ON DUCT WORK IN CONCESSION STAND DURING FOOTBALL GAME AT SCHOO L CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 25 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 1.2 CM SCALP LACERATION SUTURED: WALKED INTO PIECE OF DUCT WORK CUTTING TOP OF HEAD, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 65 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 65YOM HIT HEAD ON VENT SCALP LAC ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| ACC STRUCK ON HEAD C AN AIR VENT COVER, NOW C H/A&SOME MALISE " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| LACERATION SCALP - 23 MOF FELL LACERATING SCALP ON OPEN AIR DUCT, MOTHE R HAD DUCT COVER OFF WHILE PAINTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT @ HOME BENT OVER TO PUT HAIR IN PONY TAIL GOT DIZZY FELL HIT HEAD ON HEAD ON HEATER VENT* DX ACUTE NEAR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD CONT. PT WAS CLEANING OUT A REGISTER AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 47 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON DUCT SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 25 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HIT AC DUCT WORK LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATED HEAD WHEN FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON WALL VENT. DX: LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CHI.PT HIT HEAD ON A DUCT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LAC PARTIAL THICKNESS LT PARIETAL - FELL , STRIKING HEAD ON HEAT REGIST ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON AIRCONDITION DUCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY FELL INTO AN AIR VENT AT SCHOOL, SUSTAINING A LACERATION & ABRASION TO THE FOREHEAD & BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SCALP LACERATION, CUT ON AN AIR VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT. PUSHED BY SISTER AGAINST HEATER VENT + SUSTAINED 1CM LAC. TO PARIET AL SCALP. CRIED IMMED. NO LOC. ACT'G NRML. STAPLED. DX.: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL HITTING FACE ON HEAT REGISTER. DX: 2 CM UPPER LIP LAC, CONCUSSION W/LOC, HEAD/FACE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 82 YOM INJURED HIS HEAD WHEN HE HIT IT ON A HEAT REGISTER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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