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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 441
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FELL OVER OPEN VENT AND NAIL PUNCTURED LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 32 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 THROUGH AN AIR DUCT IN HER HOUSE YEST. C/O L LOWER LEG PAN AND L ANKLE PAIN, R KNEE PAIN & LOWER BACK PAIN. DX. CONT R KN EE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 57 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 STATES STEPPED THROUGH PLASTIC VENT COVER AND FOOT WENT THROUGH VENT PIPING. DX. CONT RLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 74 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 |
| 74 Y0F FELL ON AN AIR VENT LAST PM AT HOME. STUCK LEFT LOWER LEG. DX-CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG BY FALLING AGAINST AN AIR DUC T AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| ABRASION SHIN, PT FELL ON VENT GRATE AT LAWYERS OFFICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 24 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 STEPPED THROUGH A VENT IN THE FLOOR, NOW HAS PAIN AND ABRA TO L LOWE R LEG. DX. CONT L LEG, ABRAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| LT FOOT WENT THROUGH A HEAT VENT AT HOME DX:AB LT LOWER LEG AND TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT FELL ON HEATER VENT AT HOME, LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 90 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: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HEATING VENT-FX R PROXIMAL TIBIA ,TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | 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 INTO AN OPEN HEATING VENT; LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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