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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,441
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2006 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT STRUCK IN FACE WITH VENT COVER BY BROTHER; CHEEK LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 3 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT HIT BACK OF HEAD ON IRON GRATE ON FLOOR, OR ON ROT IRON RAILING AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS RUNNING AT HOME, & FELL ON A FLOOR HEATER, BURNING RT LEG ON HEATING GRATE. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON HEATER VENT/FLOOR, HAS BLISTERS TO SOLES OF FEET AND HANDS, BUR N <10% BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT.INJ.RT.SHIN AT COUSINS HOUSE WHEN FELL THRU FLOOR HEAT VENT. DX; LAC .RT.SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 2 YOM, LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER FROM BASE BOARD HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT ON HEATER VENT. DX LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT HIT HEAD ON HEATING DUCT DX: HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT CALF FROM HEAT REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL HIT A REGISTER CAUSING A LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 4 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 4 YO HIT FACE ON AIR VENT ON WALL LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS A HOME, FELL HIT A REGISTER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HEAT REGISTER, 1CM LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT FOOT ON VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| STANDING ONTO A HEATING VENT LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW, LATER MOM FD PT ON THE FLOOR '' TIB FX '' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT WAS IN A HOUSE 2 WKS WITH VENT THAT WAS LEAKING CARBON MONOXIDE. DX - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL, HIT FLOOR VENT, LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CHILD STUCK FINGER IN VENT AT HOME DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HIP AB-FELL ON CORNER OF FLOOR VENT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| GOT LEG STUCK IN AIR CONDITIONER VENT LACERATION RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL ON HEATER DUCT WORK. DX LACERATION CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 23 months | 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| LACERATION SCALP - 23 MOF FELL LACERATING SCALP ON OPEN AIR DUCT, MOTHE R HAD DUCT COVER OFF WHILE PAINTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT KNEE ON AIR DUCT/REGISTER WHEN RUNNING IN HOUSE; K NEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| L LEG CONT/15MOM AT HOME STEPPED IN UNCOVERED FLOOR VENT & WENT FORWARD ?TWISTING OR BENDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT FELL AT APARTMENT , HIT RT EYEBROW ON HEATING VENT DX: LAC RT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL CUTTING KNEE IN HEATER VENT 1 MO AGO SEEN AT PCP, GROWTH ON KNEE N OT GOING AWAY, KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Portable baby swings |
| MOM REPORTS CHILD FELL AT HOME - CLIMBED ON HEAT REGISTER TO LOOK OUT W INDOWN AND FELL THEN FELL A 2ND TIME WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF BABY SWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 3 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, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATED HEAD WHEN FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON WALL VENT. DX: LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HIT A/C DUCT LAC EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL,CUT HAND ON AIR CONDITIONING VENT AT DAYCARE LACERATION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED & STRUCK HEAD AGAINST HEATING VENT, AT HOME, LACERATION TO FOREHEAD- NO LOC. DX; DEEP FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| MOM HEARD YELL FROM PT'S ROOM, THINKS HE MAY HAVE HIT HEAD ON VENT HE H AD PULLED OUT OF PLACE. 1CM SUPERFICIAL FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT TO FACE FELL HITTING HEATER VENT DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| RAN INTO VENT IN HALLWAY AND HIT NOSE CONTUSION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT C/O CUT FOOT. PT CUT FOOT ON FLOOR VENT. DX LAC 3RD AND 4TH TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT WAS HAVING A SZ AND FELL HITTING UPPER BACK OFF OF A VENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN A VENT ON THE FLOOR " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LACERATED TOE ON HEATER VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT.INJ. L.CHEEK AT HOME WHEN FELL & HIT HEATER VENT. DX; CONTUSION L. C HEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PLAYING WITH & MOST LIKELY HIT METAL VENT WITH HEAD PER MOTHER FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RAN INTO WOODEN VENT LACERATION EYEBROW/FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT CUT FOOT ONTO HEATER VENT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL ON VENT/LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT RUNNING IN HOME RAN INTO A HEATER VENT, HITTING FACE. DX NASAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT. PUSHED BY SISTER AGAINST HEATER VENT + SUSTAINED 1CM LAC. TO PARIET AL SCALP. CRIED IMMED. NO LOC. ACT'G NRML. STAPLED. DX.: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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