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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 306
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT. TRYING TO LIGHT WATER HEATER PILOT LIGHT, FLAME BLEW UP AND BURNED HER HAND - BURN TO HAND - FIRE DEPT. NOT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT REACHING UNDERNEATH HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME WHEN HE WAS BIT IN THE RIGHT HAND BY A PYGMY RATTLESNAKE- SNAKE BITE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| BURNS TO FINGERS ON LT HAND. WORKING W/ WATER HEATER AND IT FLASHED. DX; 1ST, 2ND DEGREE BURN LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT TRYING TO LIGHT UP WATER HEATER-BURST OF FLAMES HIT HIM IN HAND.*FIR E DEPT. NOT NOTIFIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RT HAND BURN-AT CAMP-WHILE LIGHTING A WATER HEATER-FLAMES HIT HAND- FD NOT KNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT FOR HOT WATER HEATER WHEN FLAME FLASHED UP CATCHING HAND AND FACE. NOT FDA. D: 1ST DEG. BURN, HAND; CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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