Accidents - Ductwork for heating or cooling systems - Year 2002 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 935
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	254
6-15 years old:	86
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	507
50+ years old:	73

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT HIT L FH ON BULKHEAD, WHILE CHANGING VENT@HOME. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC , HEAD/FACIAL HEMATOMA, CONTUSION/ABRASION FH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	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
PT FELL WALKING AND USS A HEAD LAC ON A HEATER VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 42 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 HIT VENT OUTLET,LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	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
PT FELL INTO A HEATER VENT AND SUS A CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 46 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE & WALKED UNDER A VENT & CUT HIS HEAD. SCALP L AC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 29 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 WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT A HEATING DUCT LACERATING HIS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	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
FELL & HIT HEAD ON HEATING VENT YESTERDAY; TODAY LUMP ON HEAD BIGGER DX: DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 38 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
38YOM HIT HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER IN JAIL DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CHI WHEN VENT FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 19 months	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
HTI HEAD ON REGISTER/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Stairs or steps
SCALP LACERATION - STRUCK DUCT WHEN WALKING DOWN STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 13 months	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
SCALP LAC-FELL BACKWARD-HEAD HIT A HEAT DUCT-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 35 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
FELL AND STRUCK A HEAT REGISTER WITH HEAD DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	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
CUT HEAD WHEN VENT FROM AIRCONDITIONER FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 33 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
SCALP LAC-HIT HIS HEAD AT NEIGHBOR'S-HIT SHEET METAL FURNACE DUCT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 43 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
43 YOM CUT SCALP ON CEILING DUCT DX; 5CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 81 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 FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATING VENT. DX: 9 CM SCALP LAC, ABR R UE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Ceilings and walls
CHILD FELL 4 FEET WHEN TRYING TO PUT REGISTER COVER ON VENT IN WALL.D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 23 years	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
HEAD LAC-FELL WHILE WRESTLING-HIT A FLOOR REGISTER-ETOH INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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
PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON REGISTER VENT AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 6 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, Tables
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON REGISTER ON FLOOR OR ON COFFEE TABLE AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	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
CUT HEAD ON VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 22 months	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
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER VENT. LACERATION TO HEAD. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	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
PT HIT HEAD OFF OF A REGISTER VENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL, HITTING HER HEAD AGAINST THE VENT, FELL TO FLOOR. DX. CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FLOOR VENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CHILD W/ LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD. HIT CORNER OF HEATING DUCT 10 MIN UTES P.T.A. DX: 2 CM SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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