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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,802
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| KNOCKED DOWN INTO FIREPLACE BY DOG HEMATOMA LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT WAS CLEANING FIREPLACE AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PATIENT SLIPPED & FELL & LANDED ON BACK AT FIREPLACE.NO FIRE DEPT. DX: BACK CONTUSION. |
| 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: 12/04/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER ON METAL LID OF FIREPLACE. DX; CONTUSION TO RIG HT INDEX FINGER. |
| 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: 11/17/2002 | Age: 26 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 fireplaces |
| 26 Y.O. W MALE W/BURNS TO FACE. PT WAS LIGHTING A FIRE IN THE FIREPLACE @ HOME & THE FIRE FLASHED BACK & HIT PT IN THE FACE @ HOME. NS IF FD A |
| 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: 10/20/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 44YOF AT HOME TROWING WOOD INTO FIREPLACE INJ LFINGER DX/ LAC L FINGER MID |
| 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: 09/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| HIT TOE AGAINST A FIREPLACE TRANSVERSE FRACTURE RIGHT 4TH TOE PROXIMAL PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| SYNCOPE - 46 YOM FELL FROM STANDING POSITION HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON FI REPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT WALKED INTO FIREPLACE INJURING LITTLE TOE DX: FRACTURE 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PATIENT WALKED INTO THE CORNER OF THE FIREPLACE AT HOME. DX-LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION 3CM, SPRAIN, CONTUSION TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 44 YO BF - FRACTURED 5TH LEFT TOE - STUMPED TOE ON FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| CLEANING MANTLE OF FIREPLACE-FELL ON HEARTH-LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT. FELL AND HIT RIBS ON BRICK FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS STANDING ON EDGE OF FIREPLACE HEARTH TO BLOW OUT A CANDLE AND HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE STRUCK LEG AGAINST EDGE OF HEARTH NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| LEG GAVE OUT AND PT. FELL ON FIREPLACE LACERATING LOWER LIP - STRONGSME LL OF ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 42YOBF-SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-LIT FIREPLACE IN BASEMENT-SMOKE FILLEDH OUSE-FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED-CLEARED SMOKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| TOE FRACTURE - STUBBED LEFT PINKY TOE ON BRICK FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| LUMBAR PAIN. PT WAS CLEANING FIREPLACE AND INJURED BACK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT FELL PLAYING WITH DOG AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE. DX: ACUTE HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE DX. CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| CONCUSSION W/ LOC-@ HOME-FELL & HIT EDGE OF FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Charcoal |
| CO EXPOSURE FROM BURNING CHARCOAL IN FIREPLACEDX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISO NING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT SPRAIN FOOT WHEN STEPPING DOWN OFF 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 |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL & HIT FIREPLACE DX: EYEBROW LAC BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| INJURED BACK WHILE MOVING A FIREPLACE. DX: LUMBAR SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT REACHING IN FIREPLACE AND CUT ARM ON SHARP EDGE OF GATE, FOREARM LAC ERATION 4CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| $RT GREAT TOE FRACTURE.PT KICKED A FIREPLACE AND INJURED TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| STARTING FIRE IN FIREPLACE SPLINTER CAME OFF LOG HIT EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT INHALED MOLD WHILE OPENING FIREPLACE. DX: DYSPNEA, MOLD EXPOSURE W/INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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