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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,286
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| WAS SITTING ELEVATED TOILET SEAT LOST BALANCE HIT EYEBROW AREA ON WALL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT, HX OF HEAD TRAUMA & RECENT HOSPITALIZATION, HAS SWELLING IN EYELID S/P SHOWER TODAY. HAS SUTURES IN EYELID. D:WOUND INFECTION, SR REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FLASH BURN AFTER SMOKING WITH O2 ON FACE, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE F D NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Doorsills or frames |
| AT HOME PT TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TUBE,FELL AGAINST DOOR FRAME-STRUCK R SIDE FACE/R SHOULDER ON FRAME,DX FACIAL FX,PNEUMOTHORAX,ACUTE COAGULOPA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURNS FACE - 71 YO MALE RESIDENT OF NURSING HOME ON O2 THOUGHT HE TURNE D OFF OXYGEN & LIT UP A CIGARETTE-SMALL EXPLOSION & NASAL CANNULA MELTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SMOKING WHILE USING OXYGEN, FACE BURNS DX; 2ND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION: L EYEBROW & LT WRIST SKIN TEAR; S/P FALL OUT OF BED: FELL OUT OF HOSPITAL BED, FOUND ON FLOOR, LAC. FOREHEAD,SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD AFTER FALLING FROM LIFT CHAIR AND HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT, USING 5 LITER OXYGEN BY NASAL CANNULA, SMOKING CIGARETTE WHEN HAD FLASH BURN TO FACE/HAND. FDA. D:1ST DEG FACE BURN, 2ND DEG HAND BUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps |
| PT WALKING DOWN STAIRS WITH KNEE BRACE ON FELL DOWN STAIRS HIT CHIN DX// CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Tables |
| PATIENT WITH SUTURES IN FOREHEAD FROM INJURY 5 DAYS AGO, FELL WHEN RUNN ING AND HIT HEAD AGAIN ON TABLE, BROKE OPEN 2 STITCHES; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD 3 CM: FELL FROM HOSPITAL BED ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME, LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT HAS EYEBROW SUTURES AFTER INJURY 2 DAYS AGO, FELL ON CARPET AGA IN TODAY AT HOME REOPENING PART OF WOUND; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| H/O COPD, ON HOME O2, SMOKED CIG BURNT NOSE >> BURN/COPD EXCERBATION, NO FD DOC FD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| @ MD OFF, GETTING A VACCINE, SOF LH, F/B SYNCOPE&FELL OFF EXAM TABLE HI TTING FACE ONTO WALL> NASAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT LIT UP A CIGARETT WHILE ON O2 HAS BURNS TO FACE AND (L) HAND DX- F ACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| O2 TANK EXPLODED INTO FACE WHILE LITING A CIG " FACIAL BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Swimming |
| STICHES IN CHIN. PT SWIMMING TODAY AND WOUND RE-OPENED. DX CHIN LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT USING O2 NASAL CANNULA WHEN SMOKING CIGARETTE. CANNULA CAUGHT FIRE A ND BURNED NOSE AND UPPER LIP. ?FDA. D:2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT SMOKING CIGARETTE WHEN USING O2 AT HOME. BURNS AROUND FACE/NOSE. D:2 ND DEGREE BURN. UNKNOWN IF FDA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING WHILE ON O2 HAS BURNS TO NOSE UPPER LIP NO FIRE DEPARTME NT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| NASAL FX-GOT TANGLED IN O2 TUBING-FELL TO FLOOR-@ ASSISTED LIVING FACIL CITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION FACE - 59 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER SURGICAL TUBING OF HOME DIAL YSIS MACHINE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING FACE ON FLOOR - ALSO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIT CIGARETTE WITH O2 ON, C/O BURNS TO FACE, DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT ON OXYGEN BURNED HIMSELF WHILE SMOKING WITH OXYGEN TUBE ON DX- FACI AL BURNS 2ND DEGREE LESS THAN 1% FIRE DEPT INVOLVMENT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING WHILE ON OXYGEN, OXYGEN BLEW UP IN FACE DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS FACIAL BURNS WITH SUSPECTED AIRWAY COMPROMISE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT, WHO USES NASAL CANULA OXYGEN AT HOME, LIT CIGARETTE & SUSTAINED BUR NS TO INSIDE OF NOSE. QUICKLY REMOVED OXYGEN. NO FDA. D:2ND DEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT SMOKING WHILE USING OXYGEN TANK REC FACIAL BURNS NO FIRER DEPT INV |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| USING OXYGEN, LIT CIGARETTE, BLEW UP IN FACE DX FACE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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