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Accidents - Outdoor patio heaters or firepits - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 576
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:204Head:126
Eyeball:87Lower Trunk:80
Face:71Finger:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/15/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PATIENT AT A PARTY IN NEIGHBOR'S YARD WHERE FIRE WAS BURNING IN CERAMIC URN, TRIED TO PUT WOOD BOARD INTO FIRE, BURNED FINGERS;2ND DG FINGR BU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PATIENT TRIPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON STONE FIREPIT, NO LOC; HEAD INJ URY, FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT FELL INTO FIRE PIT. FD DID NOT ATTEND. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON OUTDOOR FIREPIT DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
HAND BURN-FELL INTO A FIREPIT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
3 YO M SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO ABDOMEN FELL AGAINST FIRE PIT AT CAMPGROUND NO FIREDEPT MENTIONED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
LACERATION CHIN - 2 YO MALE WAS PLAYING ON OUTSIDE FIREPLACE AT LOCAL P ARK AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT FELL INTO FIRE PIT AT HOME AND HIT HEAD DX./ HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
TOUCHED THE LID TO A FIREPIT HAS 2ND DEGREE BURN TO PALM OF (L) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
CAMPING, FELL INTO A FIREPIT BURNING HAND&LOWER BACK ONTO COALS>> BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/11/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT GOT HOT ASH IN EYE FROM A FIRE PIT AT HOME DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION WITH FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PARENTS WERE BURNING LEAVES IN A BRICK FIREPIT IN BACK YARD WHEN PT TOU CHED A BRICK WITH (R) HAND DX BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SUSTAINED A BURN TO A HAND FROM TOCHING A HOT FIREPIT ON A DECK. (- FIRE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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