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Accidents - Faucet water heaters - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:14
26-50 years old:75
50+ years old:86
Accidents - Body Parts:
Shoulder:75Upper Trunk:71
Lower Arm:14Wrist:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/20/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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: 09/03/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: 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: 04/12/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 02/02/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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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