Accidents - Refrigerators - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,144
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	396	Head:	175
Foot:	155	Finger:	89
All Of Body:	81	Internal:	68
Eyeball:	34	Unkown:	33
Toe:	33	Elbow:	16
Upper Arm:	16	Hand:	12
Lower Arm:	6	Wrist:	6
Knee:	6	Lower Leg:	6
Mouth:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
SOMETHING FELL OUT REFRIGERATOR AND HIT PT ON UPPER LIP. D: LACERATION ONFACE ABOVE UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
BRUISED FOREHEAD WHEN WALKED INTO REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT PLAYING AT AUNTS HOUSE SLIPPED ON SLICK TILE FLOOR STRIKING RIGHT FO OT AGAINST THE REFRIGERATOR FRACTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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: Refrigerators
CHILD RUNNING AT HOME, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR. D: CLOSED HEA D INJURY, SUPERFICIAL LACERATION, HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CORNEAL ABRASION - 5 YOF SUSTAINED INJURY TO LEFT EYE WHEN HANDLE FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR HITTING HER IN THE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT FOREHEAD ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUSED WRIST ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT WAS HELPING MOM WITH SMALL REFRIGATOR AT HOME AND GOT HIT IN (L) EYE WITH THE CORD. DX. SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT FOREHEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
HAND GOT SHUT IN REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS HIT WITH REFRIGERATOR DOOR PT FELL TO FLOOR ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR DOOR LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Refrigerators
R ARM, PULLED WHEN OPENED REFRIGERATOR DX: R NURSEMAID'S ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR-FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT RAN INTO REFRIGERATOR AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS PULLING REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND SLIPPED - FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD O N TILE FLOOR. D: FALL /HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
RAN INTO REFRIGERATOR DX. CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT WITH VP SHUNT, RAN INTO REFRIGERATOR 2 DAYS AGO, DEVELOPED EYE DEVIATED, VOMITING; SHUNT DYSFUNCTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Refrigerators, Kitchen gadgets
MOTHER THINKS CHILD MAY HAVE TAKEN A MAGNET OFF OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND SWALLOWED IT. POSSIBLE F/B INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
OPENED REFRIGERATOR AND PULLED SEAFOOD SEASONING OUT, SPRINKLED IT IN E YES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
CHILD INGESTED A SMALL HANDFUL OF RAT POISON THAT HAD BEEN PLACED UNDER REFRIGERATOR. CHILD ACTING NORMALLY. D:RAT POISON INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT PULLED SELF UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF A REFRIGERATOR FELL STRIKING FACE CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators
BUMPED FOREHEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DX: FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT CLIMBED ON FRIDGE TO GET COOKIES AND FELL - HIT LEFT ARM. D: ULNAR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
HIT TOE WHILE OPENING REFRIGERATOR AND CONTUSED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON A REFRIGERATOR. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	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: Refrigerators
6MO OLD F FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR HITTING HEAD HEAD INJURY-OTHER & UN SPECIFIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	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: Refrigerators
HIT FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF REFRIDGERATOR DX: LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR FELL ON PT'S 3RD & 4TH FINGERS OF RT. HAND AT DAYCARE YEST. DX: 4TH FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
HIT TOE ON BOTTOM OF REFRIGERATOR DX. TOE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Cookware
STATES HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A SKILLET THAT FELL OFF THE REFRIGERATOR DX HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FRACTURE HUMERUS - 5 YOF CLIMBED ON TOP OF REFRIGERATOR AND FELL TRYING TO GET DOWN, C/O OF RIGHT UPPER ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT GUM - PT WAS KNEELING DOWN AND FELL FACE FIRST INTO THE REFRIGERATO R. D: LACERATION LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 2 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: Refrigerators
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR GRATE AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LAC SCALP ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR DX: 1.5 CM SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LACERATION FOREHEAD - 14 MOF WAS RUNNING AND FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON R EFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
PT INGESTED RAT POISON CAUGHT REACHING BEHIND REFRIGERATOR, INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Kitchen gadgets
PT WITH RIGHT EYE SCRATCH AFTER PLAYING WITH REFRIGERATOR MAGNETS. DX CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
PT HIT HEAD ON SIDE OF REFRIGERATOR - MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CRAWLED UNDER REFRIGERATOR AND PUT HAND IN GRILL;
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 3 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: Refrigerators
CHI-RUNNING-FELL-HIT CORNER OF REFRIGERATOR-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL INTO REFRIGERATOR IN KITCHEN WITH ABOVER RT EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT CUT RIGHT FOOT ON THE METAL EDGE OF A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME LACERATIO N FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators, Nonglass bottles or jars
SIBLING OPENED REFIGERATOR AND 2 LITER BOTTLE OF SODA FELL ON PTS HEAD. D: MINOR CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FACE AFTER FALLING INTO REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators
FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR DX. FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
16 MOFC FELL AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND RECEIVED A CUT TO HER R. TEMPLE/LACERATION TO TEMPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
NORMAL EXAM-MVA-RESTRAINED BACK SEAT PASSENGER-CAR STRUCK REFRIGERATOR IN ROAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
NORMAL EXAM-MVA-RESTRAINED BACK SEAT PASSENGER-CAR STRUCK REFRIGERATOR- IN ROAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUSION (L) FOOT, VIA EMS, PT STRUCK A REFRIGERATOR & SUST INJURY, C/ O PAIN & BLEEDING, SENSATION INTACT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CHILD GOT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN REFRIGERATOR(HINGE SIDE) DOOR. DX FINGER TIP CRUSHED/ LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
R IND FING CONT/2YOM GOT R IND FINGER CLOSED IN REFRIGERATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT STATED HE RAN INTO REFRIGERATOR AND FELL ON FLOOR AT HOME; KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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