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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,414
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 41YOM BURNED ARMS ON WATER HEATER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN BOTH ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| INNJURED ARM TRYING TO LIFT HOT WATER HEATER BY HIMSELF TENDONITIS AR M 28YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY PUT ARM OVER THE STEAM OF HOT WATER HEATER.DX FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| BURNED ARM ON HOT WATER HEATER 2ND DEGREE BURN ARM # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT SUST BURN TO ARM WHEN HOT WATER HEATER POPPED# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WITH LAC TO ARM, WAS CHANGING A WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT BURNED RIGHT FOREARM ON WATER HEATER DX: FIRST/SECOND DEGREE BURN R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| BURNED ARM ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX 1, 2 DEGREE BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT BURNED ARM ON WATER HEATER DX: BURN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT FOREARM ON SHARP EDGE OF WATER HEATER/ LAC LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FELL CARRYING A WATER HEATER-LANDED ON ARM/MS STRAIN RT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT BURNED RT AMR WHILE IGNITING HOT WATER TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 47 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER AND BURNED HIMSELF DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGR EE BURNS TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WORKING ON WATER HEATER WHEN IT BLEW UP DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Water heaters, Caulking or spackling compounds |
| WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER - USING "PIPE DOPE"URTICARIA FOR LEGS AND A RMS |
| 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: 09/11/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT STATES BURNED RFA ON WATER HEATER YESTERDAY DX: BURN RT FOREARM/ BLI STER RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2001 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2001 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2001 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2000 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/1999 | Age: 49 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/1999 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/1998 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/1997 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1997 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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