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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 453
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM FIREPLACE POKER, NO FIRE INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Baby walkers or jumpers |
| IN WALKER AND RAN INTO FIREPLACE SCREEN FELL ON PT HEAD. DX CLOSED HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT ACCID PULLED THE FIREPLACE SCREEN DOWN ONTO HIS L ANKLE AND FOOT. HA S BRUISING TO LATERAL ANKLE. HAS NOT BEEN BEARING WEIGHT. DX ANKLE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT CHILD PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN DOWN ON TOP OF HIM AND INJURED HEAD AT HOME TODAY DX/ HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| CUT FOOT WHEN DROPPED FIREPLACE POKER;DX LACERATED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| DX LWOBS: BURN TO L TRICEP X 1.5HRS F GAS FIREPLACE GLASS COVER'G. NOTED BROKEN BLISTER TO CENTER OF 1 DEGREE BURN. NON-CIRCRUMFRENCIAL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON BRASS KEY TO GAS FIREPLACE COMING OUT OF F LOOR; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| CHILD PLAYING WITH FIREPLACE SCREEN WHEN TRIPPED AND IT TIPPED OVER CAT CHING CHILD ON ANKLE. D:CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON A POKER IRON NEAR FIREPLACE. DX LACERAT ION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT CUT 5TH FINGER ON DECORATIVE FIREPLACE SCREEN; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT BURNED HANDS ON GLASS FIREPLACE COVER. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS L PALM, R FINGER TIPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT HAD BURNS TO BOTH HANDS FROM HOT FIREPLACE SCREEN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PUT (R) HAND ON GLASS COVER OF FIREPLACE HAS BURN TO PALM OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| TOUCHED GLASS DOOR ON FIREPLACE WITH BOTH HANDS, HAS 2ND DEGREE BURNS T O PALMS AND FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Gas-burning fireplaces |
| PATIENT TOUCHED HAND ON GLASS FIREPLACE SCREEN IN FRONT OF GAS FIREPLAC E, LARGE BLISTERS ON PALM; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND, 1-5 FINGERS, |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE CAUSING 3 CM FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | 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: Fireplace equipment |
| PULLED FIREPLACE GRATE DOWNONTO HIMSELF HITTING EB >> EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT TOUCHED GLASS FIREPLACE SCREEN AT HOME, BLISTERING/SWELLING TO PALM W/SURROUNDING ERYTHEMA, SWELLING/ERYTHEMA TO FINGERS; BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT TOUCHED FIREPLACE GLASS WHILE AT HOME, NOW W/REDNESS & BLISTERING TO L HAND & BURN TO PALM/FINGERS OF R HAND; BURN OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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