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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS AT HOME WORKING ON A WATER HEATER WHEN A FAUCET CAME OPEN CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| WAS LIGHTING PILOT ON WATER HEATER PT STATES IT THREW HER BACK TO WALL BURNING (R) ARM AND CINGING HAIR DX- 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN -F/D INVOLVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 47 years | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO LIGHT A GAS WATER HEATER, GAS SPLASHED OUT BURNING RT HAND, RT FOREARM, RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RECEIVED BURN ON BACK OF HAND/FINGERS WHILE LIGHTING HOT WATER HEATER P ILOT LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT CUT RIGHT HAND O A HOT WATER HEATER. DX-LACERATION HAND 2.2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER HE WAS REMOVING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| LEFT HAND BURN. PT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A GAS WATER HEATER AND BURNED HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters, Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT INJURED AT HOME WHEN TRYING TO LIGHT WATER HEATER W PROPANE LIGHTER LIGHTER BLEW UP IN HANDS NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN PUNCHED A WATER HEATER. DX; F.X. R T.5TH.M.C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT BURNT LEFT HAND ON WATER HEATER, BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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