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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 53 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON DUCTWORK - LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 95 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 |
| 95FOY FELL AT HOME HITTING HEAD AND NECK ON REGISTER DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIETN FELL AT THE NURSING HOME AND HIT HIS HEAD ON AN AIR CONDITIONER VENT. DX-HEAD LACERATION WITH REPAIR, LEFT ELBOW ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 86 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 |
| FELL @ HOME, HIT HEAD ON REGISTER. 6CM LAC OCCIPITAL SCALP & CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| WALKING IN GARAGE AND HIT HEAD ON A LOW VENTILATOR DUCT RESULTING IN A HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WAS CLEANING OUT CLOSET WHEN DUCT FELL ON TOP OF HEAD.-LOC,+LAC.DX 3CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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