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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,861
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED FLASH BURN TO HAND WHILE LIGHTING HOT WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters, Multi-purpose lighters |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT WATER HEATER WITH LIGHTER AND RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO FACE. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE. FIRE NOT ATTENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| PT MOVING A WATER HEATER AND HIT ELBOW ON WALL; ELBOW CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT STATES HOT WATER HEATER FELL ON HAND. DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER ABDOMEN AS A RESULT OF LIFTING A WATER HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| MOVING WATER HEATER CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 35 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: Water heaters |
| PT TRIED TO LIGHT PILOT ON WATER HEATER & IT "BLEW UP" IN FACE. BURNS TO FACE, LIP, ARM FROM PILOT LIGHT FLAMES. ?FDA. D: 1ST/2ND DEG. BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME, SOMEONE TURNED ON POWER, PT SUS TAINED ELECTRIC SHOCK TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN - DUE TO LIFTING A WATER HEATER APPROXIMATELY 200 LBS - C/O BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 37YOWM WHO INSTALLED A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME AND NOW HAVING INCREASE D PAIN IN SHOULDER.DX:ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| ACUTE THORACOLUMBAR STRAIN, LIFTING HOT WATER TANK AT FRIEND'S HOUSE NOW BACK HURTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER. DX: R NECK/TRAPEZIUS STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 44 YOF LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON HOT WATER HEATER BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Metal containers |
| CONTUSION R THUMB, YESTERDAY DROPPED HOT WATER TANK ON THUMB, TODAY DROPPED A CASE OF SODA ON SAME THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HOT WATER HEATER BLEW UP AT HOME, PATIENT HAS BURNS TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND FACE. DX 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN FOREARM, 1ST OF FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps |
| PT PULLED A WATER HEATER UP STAIRS COMPLAINT OF SHOULDER PAIN, BILATERA L SHOULDER SPRAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 31 YOM WAS LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER; EXPLODED; INCURRED BURNS. B URNS, MULTIPLE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER AND SUSTAINED FLASH BURNS TO HANDS D X; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT HAND AND WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RT 5TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING A WATER HEATER AND LACERATED FIN GER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT C/O INJURED 4TH AND 5TH FINGER. PT DROPPED WATER HEATER ON FINGERS W HILE MOVEING IT . DX COTN TO FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT C/O BURN TO FACE WHILE LIGHTING WATER HEATER DX BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT LIFTED WATER HEATER ON 5/26. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WORKING ON WATER HEATER AT HOME WITH CO EXPOSURE` DX:S.O.B., HEADACHE, CARBONMONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LEFT LUMBAR SPR. PT WAS PULLING A HOT WATER HEATER AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT INJURED MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER; STRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| 36 YOWF GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A WALL AND A WATER HEATER. DX. CO NTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT STATES HE WAS LIFTING A WATER HEATER AND INJURED HIS BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER LIFTING A HOT WATER HEATER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FALLING DOWN RUNNING TO REPAIR HOT WATER HEATER CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HOT WATER HEATER EXPLODED IN 34 YO MALE'S FACE FIRST DEGREE BURN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT KNUCKLE ON A WATER HEATER DOOR. DX. KNUCKLE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LAC FINGER ON STEEL STRAP FROM H2O HEATER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HELPING FRIEND LIFT WATER HEATER AND HURT BACK ACUTE EXACERBATION RIGH T L4-L5 BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RUSH OF H2O WITH CALCIUM DEPOSIT FLEW INTO EYES - WHILE WORKING ON H2O HEATER DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| R SHOULDER PAIN.LIFTED WATER HEATER.HEARD & FELT POP.DX R/O ROTATORCUFF TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps |
| BACK PAIN-CARRIED A WATER HEATER DOWN STEPS-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PUTTING IN WATER HEATER. D: LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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