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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 272
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| HOT WATER TO FACE AND UNDER CHIN, BURNED BY A HOT WATER HEATER VALVE. *DX: THERMAL BURN TO FACE, FIRST DEGREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FLASH BURNS TO FACE BY LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT TO HOT WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| TRYING TO LIGHT GAS HOT WATER HEATER, BLEW UP IN FACE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| VALVE EXPLODED ON HOT WATER HEATER BURNING FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| INTOXICATED PT MAY HAVE TRIED TO LIGHT WATER HEATER CAUSING HOUSE FIRE. +FD. DX: 12% TBSA BURNS FACE/HANDS/ARMS, POSS INHALATION INJ, ETOH IN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| BURN TO FACE WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT PIOLET LIGHT ON WATER HEATER DX: BUR N TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| WATER TANK EXPLODED DX: BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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