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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 242
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39YOF BURN TO HAND TRYING TO TURN ON WATER HEATER DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 LIGHTING A WATER HEATER & IT FLAMED UP & BURNT PT'S HAND AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 YOM, LIGHTING HOT WATER HEATER, BURN HANDS, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLE D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 29 Y/O WAS REPLACING A HOT WATER HEATER THAT FELL, AS HE CAUGHT IT CUT HIS HAND. DX-LAC RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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