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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 385
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RIGHT HAND BURN. PT SUFFERED A FLASH BURN FROM HOT WATER HEATER FD DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT PRESENTS TO ED FROM HOME W/ C/O BURNING TO HIS R HAND WHEN ATTEMPTIN G TO LIGHT PILOT ON GAS WATER HEATER. DX. BURNS 1ST & 2ND DEG R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters, Lighters |
| FLASH WHEN LIGHTING PILOT LIDHT WITH LIGHTER,[ GAS H2O HEATER], DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON GAS WATER HEATER. DX: 2% TBSA R HAND, 2ND, 3RD DIGITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| WATER HEATER FELL ON HAND DX: SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS LIGHTING PROPANE WATER HEATER AT HOME HAD FLASH BURN FROM IGNITI ON. DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 40 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO LIGHT THE PILOT LIGHT ON ON A GAS WATER HEATER FLASH BURNED TO BOTH HANDS AND FACE/NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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