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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,508
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 54 YOF HEATER VENT FELL OFF OF WALL WHILE SLEEPING IN BED AT CASINO CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 13MOF PT TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON HEATING VENT. NO LOC. CRIED IMMED. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Heaters or heating systems |
| 2YOM PUSHED BY ANOTHER CHILD AT DAYCARE, HIT HEAD ON REGISTER OR HEATER ; HEAD INJURY, FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 62YOF, HIT HEAD ONVVREGISTER/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YOM FELL BACKWARDS STRICKING HEAD ONTO CAST IRON HEAT REGISTER. DX: LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4YOF-HEAD LAC-PUSHED BY BROTHER HITTING HEAD ON A REGISTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8YOM HIT HEAD ON REGISTER VENT; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | 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 |
| 3YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5 YOF-MOM STATES CHILD HIT FOREHEAD ON A HEAT REGISTER @ HOME DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 11 MOM WAS STANDING, HOLDING ONTO A VENT, AT HOME, HE SLIPPED & HIT THE CORNER OF THE VENT, BY HIS EYE. DX; CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 25YOM HIT HEAD ON HEAT DUCT DX: HEAD INJ WITH CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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;FOREHEAD LAC/16MOF WITH FAMILY WHILE HELPING ANOTHER FAMILY REMODEL HOME.PT FELL INTO UNCOVERED HEAT DUCT LACERATING L SIDE OF FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 64YOF FELL IN HER KITCHEN LANDED AGAINST A VENT,INJURED HEAD AND CHEST; CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOM ACCIDENTLY FELL STRIKING HEAD ON METAL VENT AT HOME; CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 62 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, Refrigerators |
| HEAD INJ/62YOF TRIPPED OVER HEAT VENT AND FELL, HITTING HEAD ON REFRIGE RATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 83YOM-SCALP LAC-FELL-HIT PLASTIC FLOOR REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 82 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 |
| 82YOF FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2YOM PT PLAYING AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON METAL HEATING VENT. LA C. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 89 YOF PT LOST BALANCE LEANING OVER AND HIT HEAD ON METAL WALL VENT. C LOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 8YOM LACERATION SCALP WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLINGS WAS PUSHED INTO AIR CON DITIONING VENT LACERATING SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19YOM STATES HIT HEAD ON AIR VENTDX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 11 months | 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 |
| 11MONTH OLD FEMALE PLAYING ACCIDENTLY FELL AGAINST THE WALL REGISTER STRIKING HEAD;HEAD CONTUSION,SM PUNCTURE WOUND OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5YOM MAY HAVE HIT HEAD ON VENT, UNWITNESSED TRAUMA, LAC TO SCALP DX: LA C TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 22 MOF, LACERATION TO SCALP, PT. WAS SWINGING ON BABY CHAIR, FELL BACKW ARD, HIT HEAD ON REGISTER VENT ON WOODEN FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 23 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 23 M, PT HIT HEAD ON DUCT WORK IN CEILING OF HIS APARTMENT. DX. HEAD CO NTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 18YOM WAS AT SCHOOL, WAS WORKING IN A SHOP CLASS, HIT AN OVERHEAD HEATING DUCT, LACERATING SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 12 MOM REACHING ON THE FLOOR THIS MORNING WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A FLO OR VENT. DX: LACERATION FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3YOM PT FELL AT HOME AND HIT R SIDE OF HEAD ON HEATING VENT. HAS LAC TO SIDE OF SCALP. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| SCALP LAC. 26 YOM HIT HEAD ON DUCTWORK IN BASEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 4 YR M FELL ON METAL VENT;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 14MOF PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON A HEATING VENT. NO LOC. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26YO MALE WITH LAC TO HEAD, STRUCK AN AIR DUCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83YOM LOST BALANCE, FELL HIT HEAD ON REGISTER/SCALP LAC, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| HEAD LAC. 34 YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS ROOF AND HE HIT HEAD ON A VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30YO M CUT HEAD ON DUCT WORK IN BASEMENT DX: SCALP ABRASION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 72 YOF, TRIPPED OVER REGISTER VENT IN KITCHEN, CONSUSSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 33 YO F HIT IN HEAD BY AIR VENT FROM CEILING HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 8 months | 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 |
| 8MOM-FELL AND HIT LEFT SIDEOF HEAD ON THE AIR VENT AT HOME. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3YOM- PT WAS AT HOME FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO HEATING REGISTER NOW CUT TO HEAD. DX LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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