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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 438
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 25 YOF WAS SCRAPED ON METAL PART OF HOT WATER HEATER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 2 CM W/10 CM ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Pipes |
| HOT WATER HEATER FELL ON R FOREARM-COPPER PIPE CUT ARM DX CONTUSION/LAC R FOREARM * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 40 GALLON HOT WATER HEATER DROPPED ON HAND, ARM AT HOME. DX. CONT L FA , WRIST, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS AT HOME LIGHTING THE PILOT ON HIS GAS WATER HEATER WHEN THE GAS EXPLODED AND BURNED HIS RT LWR ARM AND HAND. |
| 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: 02/03/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| BURNED ARM WHEN TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT ON GAS HOTWATER HEATER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/1998 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/1997 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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