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Accidents - Outdoor patio heaters or firepits - 16-25 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:141Wrist:80
Face:15Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/10/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
FELL INTO A FIRE PIT AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE, IN FIRE APPROXIMATELY 15 SEC. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT HAND; NO FIRE DEPT. NEEDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2007Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT FELL INTO FIRE PIT/ BURN TO HANDS/ NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2007Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
STEPPED INTO A FIRE PIT PLAYING AROUND THE FIRE " FOOT BURN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
17 YO F LACERATION TO WRIST TRIPPED OVER METAL FIRE RING CUT HAND ON METAL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2007Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
DX FACIAL BURNS: SMOKING AT OUTDOOR FIREPLACE, FLAMES BLEW UP IN FACE. NO FIRE DEPT IN ATTENDANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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