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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: HIT TOP OF HEAD ON METAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDLE .5 CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Slides or sliding boards |
| PT SEEN FOR HAED LAC AFTER SLIDING DOWN A SLIDE STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HE AD ON A FIRE EXTINGUSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUNCTURE WOUN D SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT HIT HEAD AGAINST A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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