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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 907
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 57YOF HAD SYNCOPE AND FELL, HIT FACE ON METAL GRATE IN BATHROOM DX: FACIAL LAC, HA PNEUMONIA, HYPOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| 2YOF FOREHEAD LACERATION RUNNING, TRIPPED ON RUG FELL AND HIT FOREHEADO N AIR VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 14 YO M STUMBLED STRUCK FACE AGAINST VENT LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 2 Y/O MALE WAS RUNNING AND FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON HEATER DUCT AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 14YOF SLIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON HEAT VENT DX: CONTUSION RT EYE, AB RT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Exercise equipment |
| 10MOM FELL OFF PIECE OF EXERCISE EQUIPMENT AT DAYCARE, HIT FACE ON HEAT ING GRATE; EYELID ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| 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 |
| 3YOF RUNNING IN HOUSE, FELL HITTING CHIN ON VENTILATION GRATE ON FLOOR; CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 57 years | 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 |
| 57YO M WITH HX OF SEIZURE DISORDER. HAD SEIZURE LAST NIGHT AND HEAD STR UCK HEATER VENT. DX:SEIZURE, FACIAL ABRASIONS, POSS. NASAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 4 YOM FELL AT HOME; HIT EYELID ON VENT. LACERATION, RIGHT UPPER EYELID . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 23MOF LACERATION FOREHEAD FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON METAL REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 50 years | 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 |
| 50 Y/O/M DOING DUCT WORK AT HOME AND WAS HIT ON FACE DX/ FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 50YOM HELPING A FRIEND TODAY WITH DUCTWORK WHEN A PIECE CAME DOWN INJURED FACE;FACIAL LACERATION,1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 YOM HIT FOREHEAD ON AN AIR DUCT AND HAS SMALL LAC. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 11 months | 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 |
| 11 MOF FELL AND HIT THE VENT/LAC TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 3 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 3 YOF WAS PLAYING AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE THEAT REGISTER AND WALL. DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | 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 |
| 12MOF PT PULLED ON A METAL HEATING VENT AT HOME, PULLED IT DOWN ONTO HE R FACE. HAS STELLATE LAC TO FOREHEAD. NO LOC. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6YOM PT RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE WHEN HE FELL AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON A HEA TING VENT. LAC TO L EYEBROW. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3YOM PT PLAYING W/ DAD, JUMPED ONTO DADS BACK AND FELL STRIKING FOREHEA D ON HEATING VENT. HAS LAC. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15YOM PT FELT DIZZY IN SHOWER, GOT OUT AND PASSED OUT BRIEFLY. FELL FOR WARD HITTING FOREHEAD ON HEATING VENT. HAS LAC. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 62YOWF PT STATES SHE GOT UP THIS AM AND FELL AND HIT L EYE FOREHEAD ARE A ON AIR VENT. DX. CONT L FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 84 YOM FELL FROM STANDING POSITION STRIKING FACE ON AIR CONDITIONING VENT AT HOME. DX-LAC & CONTUSION FACE, SPRAIN NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 89YOF LIVES AT NURSING HOME FELL AND HIT FACE ON HEAT REGISTER LAC TO F OREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 3 YOF RAN INTO A VENT IN HALLWAY AT HOME. DX-LAC CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 2YOM FELL AT HOME HITTING FOREHEAD ON HEATER REGISTER HAS LAC TO R SID E OF FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 58YOM TO ER , DUCT VENT FELL AND HIT HIM DX: NASAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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