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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,120
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PLASTIC FROM VENT MELTED AND FELL ONTO FLOOR & PT STEPPED IN IT DURING HOUSE FIRE. FD NS. DX: 2ND DEG BURN FOOT AND R MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PATIENT AT THE BEAUTY SHOP WENT TO BATHROOM CENT FELL FROM CEILING ON HER HEAD. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED IN TO A REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CLEANING HER VENTS AND FELL STRIKING FOREHEAD HEAD LACERATION/FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 55 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 |
| AT HOME WORKING ON DUCT WORK AND CUT THUMB THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HAND CT-CUT ON A VENT HE WAS REMOVING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL IN VENT HOLE IN FLOOR A ND FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| INSTALLING DUCTWORK AND IT FELL ON FOREARM FOREARM LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN: YESTERDAY TRIPPED OVER A HEATING REGISTER, TODAY MISSD A CURB, LOW BACK PAIN RADIATING TO LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| TRIPPED OVER VENT LAST P.M CONTUSION RT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65YOM HIT HEAD ON VENT SCALP LAC ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| WHILE DOING DUCT WORK, PT CUT ARM ON SHARP METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SPRAINS FOOT AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN A HEAT REGISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Chairs |
| 58 YO MALE HAD METAL CEILING VENT FALL FROM CEILING AND HIT HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM INTO CHAIR - LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HEMATOMA LOWER LATERAL CALF 0.83 X 2.59 CM R LEG: STEPPED INTO AC VENT & FELL BACK, INJURING R LOWER LEG, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 83 years | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD CONT. PT WAS CLEANING OUT A REGISTER AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 59 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 |
| LAC RT THUMB - CUT THUMB ON A VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FALL: VISITING MOTHER AT NURSING HOME, FELL, C/O RIB, LEG, FOREHEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| GREAT TOE FX-HIT A FLOOR RADIATOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FRACTURED A RIB BY FALLING ON A REGISTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HAD PARTICLES FROM AIR VENT BLOW INTO EYE, DX CORNEAL ULCERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| TRIPPED ON VENT, FELL/LOWER LEG CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| LAC PARTIAL THICKNESS LT PARIETAL - FELL , STRIKING HEAD ON HEAT REGIST ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| THIGH CT-HIT LEG ON WOODEN FLOOR DUCT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | Age: 77 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 |
| NASAL LAC-HIT A HEAT REGISTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 82 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 |
| 82 YOM INJURED HIS HEAD WHEN HE HIT IT ON A HEAT REGISTER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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