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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,554
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| SHOULDER STRAIN-@ HOME-SINCE HELPING HANG A CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| PT PUT FINGERS TOO CLOSE TO FAN. DX: RT THUMB FX AND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 23 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans |
| SITTING AT A RESTAURANT, HAD A CEILING FAN FALLEN ON HEAD " CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| FINGER LACERATION, CUT ON METAL FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| RIGHT FOOT CONT. PT KICKED A FAN WHEN RUNNING AFTER A DOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| FACIAL LAC, PT WAS PUTTING A FAN UP OVERHEAD OF HIM WHEN IT CAME DOWN S TRIKING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 24 YOM GOT HAND CAUGHT IN CEILING FAN LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fans |
| CONCUSSION-NO LOC-CEILING FAN FELL ON HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| 22 YOF TRYING TO CATCH A FAN THAT WAS FALLING OUT ON BLADES. FAN WAS ON HIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT DX LACERATION RT 3RD PHALANX - PT C/O FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WENT INSIDE FAN WHILE MOVING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT BY CEILING FAN DX. WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| SCALP CONT/19YOF AT HOME WAS BEING CARRIED AND BUMPED L SIDE OF HEAD ON CEILING FAN AFTER HAIR ENTANGLED IN IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT RT THUMB FROM THE BLADE OF A FAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 20 years | 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: Fans |
| DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON FAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT FINGER ON FAN LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| KNOCKED OVER A FAN AND STEPPED ON PLASTIC HOUSING AND LACERATED TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CUT FINGER ON A FAN BLADE. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT FINGER IN A FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| HIT BY FAN BLADE DX. FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LACERATION FACE - PATIENT WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY CEILING FAN AT LOCAL L AUNDROMAT - LACERATION TO LEFT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 17 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: Fans |
| CUT FINGER ON FAN MISSING COVER. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT WALKED INTO A FAN CUTTING TOE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT WALKED INTO BOX FAN WHICH CUT PT'S TOE. "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| LEFT GREATT OE FRACTURE.PT HAD A FAN FALL AND INJURE TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 24 YOF FELL CLEANING CEILING FAN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| MOVING METAL FAN WHEN SLICED L 4TH FINGER DX LAC L 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Chairs |
| HIT BY OVERHEAD FAN - WAS STANDING ON CHAIR HIT FOREHEAD FELL ONTO BED DX FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans, Beds or bedframes |
| HAND CONTUSION: LT HAND HIT ON CEILING FAN, STANDING ON BED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PUNCHED A FAN, CUT FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM #1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| L EYE RED, PAINFUL, FAN BLOWING ON PT DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fans |
| STATES HE STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON CEILING FAN DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LAC TO HEAD X2, HIT CEILING FAN DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A FAN. DX-LACERATION 2.0CM RIGHT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| PT DROPPED A HEAVY FAN ON RT GREAT TOE AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CEILING FAN FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC .5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| TRIPPED OVER A FAN DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 17 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: Fans |
| GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN FAN ..LACERATION TO LT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| TRIPPED OVER FAN LACERATION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fans, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT ON CEILING FAN WHILE PAINTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN FAN DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 18 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans, Beds or bedframes |
| 18 YR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED OVER FAN CORD STRUCK LOWER LEG ON BED CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2005 | Age: 24 years | 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: Fans |
| R IND FING LAC/24YOF STS EARLY IN AM AT HOME WAS WALKING IN THE DARK AN D ACCIDENTALLY REACHED OUT AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A FAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT LAC LT 3RD FINGER ON MOVING FAN BLADE. LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| WAS DRYING HANDS IN FRONT OF A FAN IN BATHROOM AT SCHOOL AND FINGER WENT INTO FAN LACERATING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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