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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,027
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PAIN AFTER DUST FROM VENT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT CUT KNEE ON METAL REGISTER AT HOME; KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE GOT HER TOE CAUGHT IN A REGISTER CAUSING A FX TO HER LT 5TH TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HIT FOOT ON VENT THIS EVENING. SMALL LAC BETWEEN TOES. LEFT ER BEFORE SEEN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| STEPPED ON HEAT VENT AT HOME SUST LAC TO L GREAT TOE DX TOE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT CUT TOE ON HEATER VENT. DX: R 2ND TOE 2 CM LAC, R 3RD TOE 2CM LAC, R 4TH TOE 2 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT LAC LT ELBOW ON VENT AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL ON VENT DX. ANKLE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 1 CM LACERATION L KNEE, SUTURED: 3 CM LACERATION TO L KNEE, SUTURED: AT HOME, TRIPPED, FELL ONTO HEAT REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CONTUSION FOOT - 12 YOF HIT HER RIGHT FOOT ON VENT WHILE PLAYING WITH S ISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT. FELL OFF FATHER'S LAP AND LANDED ON HEATING VENT ON FLOOR, CUTTING FOREARM. DX.: 4CM. LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| TOE CAUGHT IN AIR VENT AVULSION TOE NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT TOE ON FLOOR VENT/ LAC RT 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 6Y/F TRIPPED BY 3Y/SIB AND FELL INTO VENT CUTTING HER ARM AT HOME TODAY W/ BLEEDING CONTROLLED; 2CM RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT STATES SHE RAN INTO A VENT AT HOME. DX: SMALL LAC L FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SLIPPED AND FELL AND CUT KNEE ON REGISTER AT HOME LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 8 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, House repair or construction materials |
| PT PLAYINH IN BACKYARD, METAL VENT FELL OFF ROOF ONTO HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT LACERATED TOE ON METAL HEATER REGISTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| TRIPPED / FELL CUT KNEE ON DUCTWORK DX: L KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LAC TO TOE WHEN STRUCK ON A FLOOR VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FOOT VS VENT, FELL ON FINGER ON GLASS ON STREET; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT RAN INTO VENT CORNER WHILE PLAYING, LACERATION TO SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A METAL VENT SUSTAINED " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LAC RMF ON METAL DUCTWORK TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT FELL INTO HEATING REGISTER LAST NIGHT AT HOME, LEG GOT CAUGHT A ND TWISTED; KNEE CONTUSION, ANKLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT LACERATED TOE ON A BATHROOM HEATING VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| STAYING @ HOTEL C/O LEFT ARM PAIN AS VENT COVER OR SOME SORT OF THE CEILING FELL ONTO ARM. DX LEFT ARM INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 3 CM FOREHEAD LAC-@ HOME-FELL-HIT A VENT IN THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Stairs or steps |
| CHI, PT FELL DOWN STEPS HITTING HEAD ON A REGISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN RUNNING AT SCHOOL, HIT KNEE ON GRATE; KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT CUT HIP/LOWER ABDOMEN ON HEAT REGISTER AT HOME; LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| KNEE LACERATION, FELL ON A VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 6 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 |
| LAC TO TOP OF HEAD AFTER AN AIR CONDITIONER RETURN REGISTER FELL AND H IT HIM IN HEAD. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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