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Accidents - Outdoor patio heaters or firepits - 0-5 years old - Year 2009 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 146
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Date: 10/16/2009Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
2ND AND POSSIBLE 3RD DEGREE BURNS, RT INDEX FINGER AND HANDS, PT FELL ONTO HOT FIRE PIT SCREEN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT ACCID TOUCHED A HOT OUTDOOR FIRE PIT W/ HIS R HAND. HAS BURNS TO HIS FINGERTIPS, INCL THUMB. BLISTERS. DX THERMAL BURNS TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
BURNED THUMB IN FIREPIT/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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