Accidents - Water heaters - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 569
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1998:	86
Year 1999:	86
Year 2001:	152
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	75
Year 2008:	15
Year 2010:	32

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
19 YOF WAS TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT ON HOT WATER HEATER & IT FLASHED BACK. FD NS. DX: FACIAL BURN, CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
WAS LIGHTING A WATER HEATER WHEN FLAME FLASHED BACK AND BURNED PT'S FAC E DX- BURN NO FIRE DEPT RESPONCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT "WATER HEATER" BLEW UP ON MY FACE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2005	Age: 24 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, Matches
WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT W/ MATCHESFACIAL BURN S CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
23 Y/O M INJURED EYE BROWS WHEN LIGHTING GAS HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX; THERMAL BURN TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 05/19/2002	Age: 18 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, Hot water
DX BURN TO FOREHEAD: HOT WATER HEATER BROKE, SPRAY FROM WATER STRUCKFO REHEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2001	Age: 25 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2001	Age: 23 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1999	Age: 18 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
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/22/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1998	Age: 22 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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