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Accidents - Ductwork for heating or cooling systems - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 295
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:236
16-25 years old:14
26-50 years old:44

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/22/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 08/19/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 05/17/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Animal induced injury
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON DUCT WORK WHILE RETRIEVING PET TURTLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 04/03/2008Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT WAS CUT ON METAL DUCT AT HOME. DX: L DISTAL FOREARM LAC 10CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
LAC TO ARM WHEN FELL ON THE AC VENT AT THE HOTEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT HIT FOREARM ON A VENT AND LACERATED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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