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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 643
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CHEMICAL BURNS L&R EYEBALLS, PT SPLASHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEMICAL INTO HIS EYES AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, BLURRED VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| MILD SKIN IRRITATION AFTER THE EXPO TO CHEMICAL FROM A FIRE EXTINGUISHE R THAT WENT OFF ON CITY BUS" CONTACT DERMATITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| EXPOSED TO DRY POWDRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER THE WENT OFF WHILE ON CITY BUS. , " TOXIC INHALATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| EYE BURNING AFTER THE EXPO TO DRY BOWDRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHE R THAT WENT OFF ON CITY BUS." TOXIC INHALATION'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT C/O FOOT INJURY. PT C/O DROPPED FIRE EXTINGQUISHER. DX CONT TO LFT F OOT. NO FIRE INVOLVMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.PT HAD A FIRE EXTINGUSHER FALL ON FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Cookware |
| PT TRIED TO PUT OUT GREASE FIRE W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER & THEN CARRIED PAN OUTSIDE W/GREASE SPILLING. FD NS. DX: GREASE BURN L FOREARM . |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT. SPRAYED LEG W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN ITCHING & IRRITATED SINCE. DX. L LEG CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FLANK CT-FELL-HIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT DX AIRWAY IRRITANT EXPOSURE - PT WAS EXPOSED TO EXPLODED FIRE EXTIGUISHER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHER DROP ON LEFT 5TH TOE C/O PAIN LEFT 5TH TOE FR ACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT KICKED IN GLASS ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT 2 AM IN THE MORNING. D: ABRA SION, ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS AT HOUSE PARTY, SMALL FIRE AROSE, EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED, PT HA D SOB, FELT DIZZY, PT AFRAID DRINK WAS SPIKED. NO FD. DX: SOB, ETOH ING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23 YOM INHALES SMOKE FROM CANDLE FIRE & USING DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER AT HOME FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 22 YOM INHALES SMOKE FROM CANDLE FIRE & USING A DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISH ER AT HOME NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| TOE FXS-DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 18 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| BROKE GLASS TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND LAC FOREARM UNKNOWN IF FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX: CONT R ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 21 YO FEMALE TRIPPED AND HIT FACE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER ABRASION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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