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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Faucet water heaters |
| PT SPRAINED A SHOULDER WHILE MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Faucet water heaters |
| PT STATES WAS REPLACING WATER HEATER AND INJURED WRIST DX RT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Faucet water heaters |
| NON-DISPLACED RIB FX, FELL @ HOME, STRIKING WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Faucet water heaters, Hot water |
| PATIENT WAS BORED AND ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON HOT WATER DISPENSER WITH HOT WATER BURNING LEFT MID FOREARM. DX-2ND DEG. BURN-LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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