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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,027
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 67 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Chimneys |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE , FROM A HOT WATER VENT THAT HAD A HOLE IN IT AND WAS CONNECTED TO CHIMNEY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| DUST( FROM VENT) GOT INTO EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT PASSED OUT WITH FACE ON HEAT REGISTER DX: BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| GOT UP DURING NIGHT,STEPPED ON AC VENT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FRACTURED AN ELBOW BY TRIPPING ON OXYGEN TUBING AND STRIKING A HEAT ING VENT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HAND MINOR LAC-CUT ON STAINLESS STEEL DUCT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| RIGHT LEG FELL THROUGH FLOOR VENT DX RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS AT HER DAUGHTERS HOUSE CLEANING OUT A REGISTER WHEN SHE LACERATE D HER RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| BUCKLE FX DISTAL RADIUS - FELL WHEN STEPPING IN REGISTER HOLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 58 YOF FELL HIT HEAD ON REGISTER CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 52 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 |
| PIECE OF DUCT WORK FELL ON HEAD. ACUTE SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| STEPPED IN A VENT AT HOME 8 DAYS AGO. ABRASION /CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RT FOOT LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOOT ON A VENT COVER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | 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 |
| HEAD INJ. PT HIT HEAD ON A HEATER VENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT TO ER WITH SOB/HEADACHE,PALPITATIONS, PT IN NEW RESIDENCE,TOLD BY IN SPECTOR INAPPROPRIATE VENTING, IN RESIDENTS 3 WKS,DX HTN,PALPITATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FACIAL TRAUMA,RESOLVED SEPTAL HEMATOMA,SEPTAL FRACTURE - FELL,STRIKING FACE ON REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| STEPPED THROUGH A FLOOR VENT LAST WEEK DX: SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| UPPER LIP LAC/61YOF FELL AT AUNT'S HOUSE AND HIT UPPER LIP ON REGISTER CAUSING LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| FELL INTO A HEATING DUCT ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HAD HIS FOOT OVER A HEAT REGISTER AND FOOT FELT HOT RT FOOT BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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