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Accidents - Water heaters - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2000:17
Year 2004:15
Year 2010:75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/11/2010Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
17YOF BURNED LOWER LEG ON HOT WATER HEATER WHILE CLEANING AROUND IT AT HOME X2-3 DAYS, NOW W/PAIN, REDNESS AND BLISTERS; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2010Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
^21 YOM HADE A WATER HEATER HIT HIS SHIN WHILE HE WAS IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK/ CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT BUMPED HIS LOWER LEG AGAINST A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX-CELLULITIS LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2000Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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