|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 327
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| 7 YO FEMALE PLAYING IN BASEMENT AND HOT WATER HEATER BROKE AND BURNED P T DX BURN THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Cardboard products |
| 48YOM WAS HOME OPENING A BOX THAT CONTAINED A HOT WATER HEATER, POKED HIMSELF IN THE LEG;LEFT UPPER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| GRANDCHILD CRAWLED BEHIND WATER HEATER, MOVED CHILD BEHIND WATER HEATER , HOSE SLIPPED & BPURNED PT DX 2ND DEGREE THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 9YOM LAC R LEG THIGH HOT WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RIGHT THIGH FIRST DEGREE BURN. PT WAS LIGHTING WATER HEATER AND A FLAME CAME OUT BURNING LEG.NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| MOM STATES PT FELL AGAINST HOT WATER HEATER PIPES LAST WEEK. FULL THICK NESS THIGH 3 CM BURN KNEE. TRANS TO MMC BURN UNIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/24/2001 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2001 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
|
