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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 660
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT PUNCHED A GLASS WINDOW OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AT SCHOOL- NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT. PT'S RT HAND & FOREARM CUT. DX; RT HAND & FOREARM LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON HER FOOT AT *** TODAY DX// CONTUSION RIG HT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT C/O HEAD LAC. PT FELL AND HIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX CONT/LAC FOREHEA D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON METAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 3". |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX: CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CONTUSION TOE - 19 YOM DROPPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ONTO RIGHT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 16 YOM, STOOD UP HITTING BRIDGE OF NOSE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER CAUSING A CONTUSION AND ABRASION TO THE NOSE. DX: CONTUSION, POSSIBLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT PUNCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASE AT FRIEND'S APT COMPLEX. DX: L THIRD FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT PUT HAND THROUGH GLASS CASE TO GET FIRE EXTINGUISHER CAUSING HAND LAC........NO FIRE INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Alcohol |
| PT WAS AT PARTY WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF THE WALL AND LANDED O N PT'S FINGER, PT HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL. DX: CRUSH INJURY - FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| ANOTHER GUEST PULLED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOTEL BREATHED F EX FUMES NO W HAVING HARD TIME BREATHING VOICE IS HOARSE DX CHEMICAL EXP FIRE EXT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FX R FOOT, VIA EMS, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, LIMPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT PUNCHED FIR EXTINGUISHER OUT OF ANGER INJURING HAND DX:HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| C/O PT STATES DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON FOOT DX LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-C/O CHEST BURNING AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO DRY CHEMICAL S FROM A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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