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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
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Date: 12/21/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
BUTTOCK LAC-CUT ON FLOOR REGISTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2008Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 10/05/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
BACK INJURY FROM FALLING INTO AIR DUCT. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STARIN, LUMBAR CONTUSION, RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION, LEFT THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FOOT CAUGHT IN VENT AND FELL AT HOME. DX-RIGHT HIP FX, DEHYDRATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT STATES LOST HER BALANCE AND HIT A HEATING VENT PT HAS BRUISING TO H ER BACK DX CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FELL IN FURNACE VENT DX L HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CONTUSION TO RIGHT HIP AND SPRAIN OF RIGHT ANKLE - WALKING THROUGH HOUSE, FOOT WENT THROUGH VENT HOLE WHERE THERE WAS NO COVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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