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Accidents - Water heaters - Year 2003 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
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Date: 09/09/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
SHOCKED BY ELECTRICAL WIRE ON GAS WATER HEATER DX. ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2003Age: 6 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
INHALED NATURAL GAS LIKE FUMES FROM WATER HEATER DX: CONCERN TO RULE OUT CARBON MONOXIDE FUME EXPOSURE DX: STABLE AT D/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT WORKING ON WATER HEATER AT HOME WITH CO EXPOSURE` DX:S.O.B., HEADACHE, CARBONMONOXIDE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS CLEANING HOT WATER HEATER AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. DX: R INDEX ELECTRICAL EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
PT TOUCHED ELECTRIC WATER HEATER AND IT SHOCKED HER; ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
GAS CO INSPECTED HOUSE NOTED CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK IN GAS HOT WATER HEAT ER PT STATES HAS HAD HA FOR 2 WKS DX CO EXPOSURE /PREGNANCY 10-28WKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
GAS CO DISCOVERED CARBON MONOZIDE LEAK IN HOME GAS HOT WATER HEATER MOM STATES CHILD HAD BEEN LETHARGIC AND CRANKY DX CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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