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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 527
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| A GAS HOT WATER HEATER EXPLODED IN PATIENT'S FACE. DX-1ST DEGREE FACIAL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Mirrors or mirror glass |
| PT WAS WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME WHEN HE KNOCKED A MIRROR OFF THE WALL CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. DX. MULTIPLE LACERATION TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT FELL ASLEEP AGAINST WATER HEATER..BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 23 YOM WAS WORKING ION A CONFINED SPACE REPLACING A WATER HEATER AT HIS PARENT'S HOME; EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 25 YOWF TRYING TO IGNITE H2O HEATER AND WAS SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 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 |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RT SHOULDER FROM WATER HEATER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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 |
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