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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 877
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS RUNNING AT HOME, & FELL ON A FLOOR HEATER, BURNING RT LEG ON HEATING GRATE. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| CONTUSION LEG (L): YESTERDAY PLAYING AT HOME, FELL, HIT (L) LOWER LEG ON REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 4 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT.INJ.RT.SHIN AT COUSINS HOUSE WHEN FELL THRU FLOOR HEAT VENT. DX; LAC .RT.SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT STRUCK LEG AGAINST A DUCT 3 WEEKS AGO AND LEG IS THROBBING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT CALF FROM HEAT REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 24 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 |
| LEG SCRAPED AGAINST VENT/LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| SLIPPED ON AC VENT AT HOME LAC RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL IN VENT HOLE IN FLOOR A ND FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT FELL ON A VENT AND CUT LEFT LEG. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 11 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 |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 11 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG SCRAPING AGAINST A DRYER VENT WHILE PLAYING HIDE N SEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 9 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 |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER/LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| L LEG CONT/15MOM AT HOME STEPPED IN UNCOVERED FLOOR VENT & WENT FORWARD ?TWISTING OR BENDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 69 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 |
| HEMATOMA LOWER LATERAL CALF 0.83 X 2.59 CM R LEG: STEPPED INTO AC VENT & FELL BACK, INJURING R LOWER LEG, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 9 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 VENT/LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | 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 THROUGH HEATER VENT AT HOME CONTUSION RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 9 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL HITTING SHIN ON HEATING VENT AT HOME " ABRS/CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 15 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Portable baby swings |
| MOM REPORTS CHILD FELL AT HOME - CLIMBED ON HEAT REGISTER TO LOOK OUT W INDOWN AND FELL THEN FELL A 2ND TIME WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF BABY SWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 15 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 |
| RAN INTO VENT, LLL LAC DX: 6 CM LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2006 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED ABRASION TO LOWER LEG AND KNEE WHEN WALKING AND LOWER LEG FELL AIR CONDITIONER VENT IN THE FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 6 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT LOWER LEG ON A RUSTY VE NT AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| TRIPPED ON VENT, FELL/LOWER LEG CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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