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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 60
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| WALKING IN HIS BASEMENT AND HIT HEAD ON LOW DUCTWORK LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| @ *** GETTING COFFEE WHEN AN AIR CONDITIONING VENT FELL FROM CEILING HI TTING HEAD, NOLOC>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 90 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, Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC CORD&FELLHITTING HEADONTO A CORNER OF A HEATIN G VENT , NO LOC >> HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 54 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 |
| HEAD LAC-HIT HEATING DUCT IN BASEMENT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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