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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 952
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 14 YO M STUMBLED STRUCK FACE AGAINST VENT LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 6YOF CUT FOOT ON A VENT AT HOME LAC TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 13 YO F LOOKING IN AIR VENT, GOT DUST IN EYE. DX FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 14YOF SLIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON HEAT VENT DX: CONTUSION RT EYE, AB RT EYEBROW |
| 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: 11/13/2010 | 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 |
| 7YOM LACERATION BETWEEN TOES CAUGHT ON HEAT REGISTER PLAYING AT FRIENDS * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 6YOM-WRIST BURN-BURNED ON STEAM HEATER-@ SCHOOL |
| 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: 09/30/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 12 YOM INJURED ANKLE FALLING THROUGH BROKEN VENT IN FLOOR. DX-RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls |
| 10YOF HIT RT ANKLE ON HEATER VENT, THEN THE WALL DX; RT ANKLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Exercise |
| 12YOF WAS RUNNING IN GYM AND SLIPPED, HITTING WRIST ON A VENT DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 10 YOF CUT FOOT ON THE METAL FLOOR VENT AT HOME. DX: ABRASION FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 10 YR F STEPPED ON METAL AIR VENT;DX LACERATED FOOT |
| 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: 05/30/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 11YOF, WALKING HOME&ACC STEPPED INTO AN OPENED AIR VENT &FELL TWISTING ANKLE>>SPRAIN/FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | 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 |
| 10 YO MALE JUMPING ON A VENT AND IT BROKE. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 7YF WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH HER SISTER WHEN SHE FELL ONTO A REGISTER VE NT NOW HAS RIGHT ARM PAIN DX RIGHT ARM CONSTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 6YOM PT RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE WHEN HE FELL AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON A HEA TING VENT. LAC TO L EYEBROW. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 10YOM INJ. RT.ELBOW AT HOME WHEN FELL ON HEATER VENT. DX; LAC.RT.ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 7YOM REACHED INTO A HEAT VENT AT HOME TO GET SOMETHING AND CUT L THUMB DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 15YOM PT FELT DIZZY IN SHOWER, GOT OUT AND PASSED OUT BRIEFLY. FELL FOR WARD HITTING FOREHEAD ON HEATING VENT. HAS LAC. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 8 YOM L ELBOW LAC, FELL ON VENT DX: ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FELL ON HEATER VENT AND HURT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 9YOM, H/O ASTHMA, DOWNSTARIS NEIGHBORS, SPRAYED PESTICIDES CALLEDN " HT O SHOT FOGGER 3", WENT UP THRU THE VENTS>>CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 7YOM, FELL AT HOME, CAUGHT TOENAIL IN VENT IN FLOOR, AVULSION TO BIG TO ENAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| DX SH II FX, R 5TH TOE: 11YOM JAM'D R 5TH TOE IN VENT W WALK'G YTDY, + EDEMA/ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 12 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 |
| 12 YOF, CUT LEG ON VENT, LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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