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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 88
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| STRUCK HEAD ON DUCT SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 15 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, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PLASTIC GRATE THROWN OVER BANNISTER AND HIT PT IN HEAD. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 8 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 ON HEATER VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 6 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Other toys |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON A ***, THEN GOT UP & FELL BACKWARDS, HITTINGHEAD ON H EATER VENT- NO LOC. DX: MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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