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Accidents - Dehumidifiers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 53
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2004:22
Year 2007:30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/06/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Dehumidifiers, Doorsills or frames
PT HIT HEAD ON DEHUMIDIFIER AND THEN HAD TANTRUM HITTING HEAD ON DOOR FRAME. DX: FOREHEAD CONT, SYNCOPE, BREATH HOLDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2004Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dehumidifiers
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DEHUMIDIFIER IN BASEMENT AT HOME; FOREHE AD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dehumidifiers
PT WAS PLAYING IN THE BASMET STRUCK FACE ON A DEHUMIDIFIER SUSTAINED " EBEBROW LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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