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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,897
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| WHILE PUTTING WOOD IN, PT SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN WOOD AND FURNACE DX: CRUSH INJURY INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING FURNACE OUT BASEMENT WITHA FRIEND AND INJU RED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT SUST. BURN T OHAND FROM FURNACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE - FURNACE LEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| TRYING TO CLEAN FURNACE DX: BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT BURNED RT HAND ON FURNACE. SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD AND ELBOW ON FURNACE GRATE - CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 34 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURNS TO FOREARMS & HANDS. PT STS FURNACE BLEW UP @ HOME. NS IF FD ATTD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PATIENT RAN INTO A FURNACE AT HOME. DX: ABRASION & ARBUNCLE FROM ABRASION TO UPPER LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 39 YOM FUNRACE EXPLODED N FACE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| CO EXPOSURE;AFTER TURNING UP HEAT IN FURNACE,FAMILY HAD HEADACHES,NAUSE A,THEN ALL UNRESPONSIVE;? FAULTY FURNACE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| CARB MONO EXP. PT TURNED OFF FURNACE BECAUSE SHE SUSPECTED CARB MONOXID E POISONING. 3 VICTIMS - NO LAB RESULTS AVAILABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 28 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: Amputation |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| WHILE WORKING ON A FURNACE, THE BLADE STRUCK FINGER, AMPUTATION TO FING ERTIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| ANOXIA - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE - FOUND SEMI CONSCIOU S - FURNACE MALFUNCTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN RT HAND & FA-SUS 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO RT HAND & FORARM W HILE TRYING TO LIGHT HIS FURNACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| BURN INJURY TO FACE, CHEST, AND HANDS. PT WAS LIGHTING A FURNACE AND SU FFERED BURNS, |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO HAND AFTER TRYING TO LIGHT A FURNACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| LIVES IN BASEMENT APARTMENT NEXT TO FURNACE ROOM WHEN THERE WAS SMOKE IN HALLWAY AND FURNACE EMITTED FUMES,INHALING THEM,FIRE DEPT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT LIVES IN BASEMENT WITH FAULTY FURNACE SMELLED GASS, CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| ACUTE CONTUS R FOOT 4TH TOE, HIT ON FURNACE.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 32 YOWM HIT HEAD ON FURNACE PIPES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING THE FURNACE AND SPILLED LIQUID METAL IN HIS RIGHT GLOVE BURNING HIS HAND. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 1ST DEG BURN L NECK & R HAND/50YOWF WAS LIGHTING FURNACE AND FLAMES SHO T OUT CAUSING BURNS. F D NOT IN ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| SMOKE INHALATION - WOKE UP WITH BLACK SOOT IN NOSE DISCOVERD FURNACE NO T FUNCTIONING WELL FIRE DEPT NOT IN ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other furnaces, House repair or construction materials |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT WAS WORKING WITH NEW FURNACE AND CUT HAND ON THE SH HET METAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| LIGHTING FURNACE BACK FLASH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN WITH BENDING OVER TO FIX FURNACE, EXACERBATIO N LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT COMPLAINT OF NECK PAIN LIFTING FURNACE, CERVICAL PARASPINAL STRAIN B ILATERAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| RIGHT UPPER EXT BURN. PT WAS LIGHTING FURNACE AND SUFFERED FROM A FLASH BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 48 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: Other furnaces |
| LIT FURNACE,FLASH BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces, Pipes |
| PT FELT LIGHTHEADED DIZZY FAULTY FURNACE EXHAUST PIPE RUSTED- REPAIR MAN STATES HOUSE HAD HIGH LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces, Pipes |
| PT HAD HEADACHES AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS FAULTY FURNACE EXHAUST PIPE RUSTED REPAIRMAN STATES HIGHT LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXP. PT WAS AT HOME AND FURNACE WAS LEAKING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 32 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| FURNACE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED PATIENT'S HAND. NO OTHER DETAILS. UNKNOWN IF FDA. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN LOG AND FURNACE, ACUTE R 5TH FINGER CRUSH INJ URY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT WAS LIGHTING FURNACE WHICH FLASHED BACK. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS FACE AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| LACERATION RT ARM, SIMPLE, 4.5 CM, WORKING ON FURNACE AT HOME, TURNED AROUND, CAUGHT ARM ON SHEET METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT COMPLAINT OF HEADACHE FROM FAULTY FURNACE MOTOR, FIRE DEPT INVOLVED, HEADACHE MILD, INCREASED MALICE QUESTION ETIOLOGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT COMPLAINT OF DIZZINESS SHORTNESS OF BREATH, FAULTY FURNACE MOTOR FIR E DEPT INVOLVED, GENERAL MALISE, HEAD MILD QUESTION ETIOLOGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| PT WAS PUTTING WOOD IN THE FURNACE AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 42 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| FURNACE EXPLODED WHILE WORKING ON IT AND GOT FLASH BURNS TO FACE A ND CORNEAL ABRASION TO EYES;UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 47 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: Other |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| LOW BACK PAIN - BACK PAIN AFTER WORKING ON FURNACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FURNACE AND MAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TOCARBON MONOXID E. POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO CM VS. NATURAL GAS $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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