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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 47 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 fireplaces |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS-AT HOME-PUTTING IN A LOG IN FIREPLACE-TOUCHED METAL OF FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 41 YOF GRABBED LOG OFF FIRE IN FIRE PLACE; BURN OF RT. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| RT HAND LACERATION.PT WAS PUTTING LOGS IN FIREPLACE AND HIT FIREPLACE A ND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| LAC HAND - ATTEMPTED TO CATCH FIREPLACE GLASS FRONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| RT HAND FX-HIT HAND A BRICK FIREPLACE-THEN SON DROPPED A LOG ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| STATES BURNING R HAND SIX DAYS AGO AN ASH FROM FIREPLACE. (NO FIRE DEPT. INVOLVEMENT). BURN R HAND 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 47 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: Other fireplaces |
| DX RIGHT HAND 2.5 CM LACERATION: CUT HAND ON EDGE OF FIREPLACE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT.REPORTED BURN TO RT.HAND SUSTAIN WHILE LIGHTING FIREPLACE. DX-2RD DEGREE BURN WITH BLISTER RT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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