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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 576
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED FLASH BURN TO HAND WHILE LIGHTING HOT WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT STATES HOT WATER HEATER FELL ON HAND. DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R HAND/14MOM AT BABYSITTERS HOUSE BURNED HAND WH EN TOUCHED HOT WATER HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME, SOMEONE TURNED ON POWER, PT SUS TAINED ELECTRIC SHOCK TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| 58 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT WAS WORKING ON A WATER HEATER & IT SLIPPED & HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WALL & HEATER @ FRIENDS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 44 YOF LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON HOT WATER HEATER BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER AND SUSTAINED FLASH BURNS TO HANDS D X; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT HAND AND WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 50 Y/O M C/O LFT HAND TRAUMA. PT DROPPED WATER HEATER ON HAND. DX HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters, Gasoline |
| CLEANING HIS BASEMENT FLOOR WITH GASOLINE, PILOT LIGHT FROM WATER HEATER IGNITED GASOLINE, NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPT ATT. DX:BURNS TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT HAND. HAND SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON WATER HEATER. DX; LAC OF LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT KNUCKLE ON A WATER HEATER DOOR. DX. KNUCKLE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LAC TO RIGHT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL FROM HOT WATER HEATER. DX:HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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