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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,872
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| STRUCK HAND ON FINS OF HEATING VENT 2 CM PALM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| STEPPED ON A GRATE IN THE HALLWAY. DX FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN STANDING AGAINST WALL & FELL TO FLOOR,HITTING HEAD ON HEAT VENT. DX; C.H.I. / ABRASION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 4 YOM PULLED LEFT HAND OUT OF HVAC VENT AND LACERATED HIS RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| LEFT FOOT INJURY FROM CUTTING ON VENT. DX-ACUTE 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FATHER REPORTS THAT PT MAY HAVE CUT FINGER @ HOME ON AIR VENT 1-2 CM LACERATION. DX FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | 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 FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT LIFTED UP HEATER VENT COVER AND FELL THROUGH HEATING VENT DOWN ONE S TORY, NOW W/LAC TO FLANK, NO LOC; FLANK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 13 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 AND HIT MOUTH ON HEATER VENT. DX LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| FELL & HIT FACE ON VENT COVER, AT HOME, RT PERIORBITALLACERATION DX: RT EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PLAYING FELL HIT LOWER ARM ON HEATING VENT/REGESTER LAC TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| KNEE LAC-CUT ON METAL HEATER VENT IN FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | 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 HITTING A HEAT DUCT CAUSING A LACERATION TO FACE JUST ABOVE THE LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5 YOF FELL ON AIRCONDITIONING GRATE AT HOME SUSTAINING LACERATION TO CH IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT RUNNNG WITH FRIEND BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER, FELL BACK HITTING HE AD ON A VENT; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT TOOK VENT COVER OFF HEATING/AC VENT AT HOME, STEPPED IN IT & TWISTED ANKLE, NOW W/SWELLING, PAIN AND ABRASION TO ANKLE; ANKLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| CUT TO FOOT HIT ON FLOOR VENT DX: LACERATION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL, HIT ARM ON REGISTER/ LAC RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| TOE CAUGHT IN FLOOR VENT. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 22 months | 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 PLAYING SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING CHIN ON COOLING VENT AT HOME DX CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| KNEE HIT A VENT. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| TOOK COVER OFF VENT AND STEPPED IN THE OPENING. DX FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 20 months | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON DUCT;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HIT HEAD ON AIR VENT;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 16 months | 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 CUT HIS FACE WHEN HE FELL AND HIT IT ON A HEATING VENT AT HOME. HAS A LAC NEAR MEDIAL L EYE. NEEDS STITCHED. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 14 months | 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 WITH LACERATION TO LEFT 5TH TOE AFTER CUTTING IT ON AC VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 20 months | 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 |
| CUT TO FINGER ON METAL VENT DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| WAS PLAYING FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 HIT FACE ON VENT LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 213YMC FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON A METAL REGISTER/HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 5 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: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 5Y/O,F,FELL AGAINST REGISTER, CUT FOREARM, LAC. R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | 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 WITH LAC TO FACE, FELL AND STRUCK AN A/C VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | 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 HITTING A HEATING VENT CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| STEPPED THRU HEAT VENT AT HOME CUT FOOT. DX FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 13 months | 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 |
| PT CUT HIS FINGER WHEN HE STUCK IT IN AN AIR CONDITIONING VENT WHILE AT HOME. DX LAC R 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 20 months | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED & HIT A VENT ON THE FLOOR, AT HOME, LACERATION TO RT EYELID DX: FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WAS PLAYING WITH SISTER, AT HOME, & FELL, HIT HEAD ON A VENT- NO LOC DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT WITH ABRASION TO HEAD FROM A VENT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | 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, Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON HEATING REGISTER OR CORNER OF THE HEATER; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| DX LWBS: FALL. PT FELL BACKWARDS GLF STRIKING HEATING UNIT & SUSTAINED ABRASION TO BACK OF HEAD. NO ACTIVE BLEEDING. NO VOMIT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 21 months | 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 |
| 21 MONTH OLD MALE CUT FOOT ON VENT AT HOME LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| TOE LAC-CUT TOE ON FLOOR VENT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 19 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, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL; HIT FOREHEAD ON HEAT REGISTER AND THEN ON THE WALL. CONTUSION, RI GHT FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| COMPLAINING OF ARM PAIN AFTER FALLING AGAINST HEATING VENT >> WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 5 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 FELL INTO AN AIR CONDITIONING VENT STRIKING LEFT EYELID LACERATION F ACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL ONTO HEAT VENT BURN UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PAT SUS LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER HITTING HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONING VENT % |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| FELL INTO A VENT. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| R LOWER LEG BURN/11MOM SAT ON REGISTER AT HOME AND BURNED LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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