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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,883
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 27 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 |
| LEFT 4TH FONGER CONTUDION.PT WAS PUTTING LOGS IN A FIREPLACE AND INJURE D FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| RT 3RD FINGER FRACTURE.PT WAS PUTTING WOOD IN A FIREPLACE AND WOOD SMAS HED FINGER.NOT FIRE INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT.STATES PAIN L. KNEE AT HOME WHEN KNEELING DOWN ON FIREPLACE. DX; L.K NEE HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Fireplace equipment |
| PT. LEANED OVER FIREPLACE, HIT L EYE ON TOP OF FIREPLACE TOOL STAND. D X. CONJUNCTIVAL LAC, L EDGE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| STARTING FIRE IN FIREPLACE - BURN HAND ON METAL AROUND FIREPLACE LEFT HAND 1 ST DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 31 YOF HIT FIREPLACE FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE DX. FACIAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FIRE FLARED OUT OF FIREPLACE BURNING PT. NO FD. DX: FACIAL SECOND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT HIT TOE ON FIREPLACE; TOE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT CUT THUMB WORKING ON FIREPLACE. DX: 2 CM L THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Stools |
| FELL ON BRICK FIREPLACE WHILE STANDING ON STOOL DX: LACERATION SCALP, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS CLEANING FIREPLACE AND LACERATED FING ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| CUT HAND ON THE METAL EDGE OF FIREPLACE LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| HIT FOOT AGAINST FIREPLACE DX. TOE CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| RT GREAT TOE CT-@ HOME-KICKED A FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| SCALP LAC-FELL-@ HOME-HIT HEAD ON MANTEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT FELL OVER BRICK FIREPLACE. DX: 2 CM L PINNA LAC, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION W/LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-SLIPPED-FELL-@ HOME-HIT HEAD ON MANTLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN FELL AND STRUCK FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT LIFTED FIREPLACE YESTERDAY. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT FELL AND HIT CORNER OF FIREPLACE; CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| ACUTE BACK MUSC STR/27YOF C/O PAIN THAT STARTED YESTERDAY-WOKE WITH PAI N. TODAY HIT R SCAPULA ON CORNER OF FIREPLACE. UNABLE TO MOVE ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 44 YO F FELL LAST PM HITTING FIREPLACE. DX NASAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 47 YOF FELL HIT FIREPLACE CONCUSSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE. DX: 1 CM LAC R EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 44 Y/O F C/O HURT TOE. PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK TOE ON FIRE PLACE. DX CONT TO RT 5TH TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Gasoline |
| DX:20% TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS. GASOLINE IN OUTDOOR FIREPLACE WHEN IT IGNITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT FELL AND HIT FIREPLACE DX: FOREHEAD LAC ETOH NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| BIT BY SPIDER WHILE CLEANING FIREPLACE INSECT BITE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 38 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 C/O DIZZINESS/HEADACHE, POSSIBLE CARBONMONOXIDE POSINING AFTER RECONSTRCTING FIREPLACE IN APARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 34 YO MALE FELL INTO MARBLE FIREPLACE LACERATION EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PATIENT HIT HER RIGHT FIRST TOE ON A FIREPALCE. DX-TOE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE DX. SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 48 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: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 48 YO M PUTTING WOOD IN FIREPLACE DEVELOPED BACK PAIN BACK PAIN(LOW BACK)---NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 42 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 fireplaces |
| PT LIFTED FIREPLACE INTO TRUCK. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| LEFT 4TH AND 5TH TOE FRACTURES - HIT TOES ON FIREPLACE HEARTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT BURNED ON FIREPLACE; BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| RT FOOT FRACTURE,.PT WAS RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE AND KICKED FIREPLACE AND INJURED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FACE FROM FIREPLACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other fireplaces, Ceilings and walls |
| 46 Y.O. W MALE W/SMOKE INHALATION. PT FELL ASLEEP W/A FIRE GOING IN THE FIREPLACE & WOKE UP W/FIRE IN THE WALL @ HOME. PT ADM. NS IF FD ATTD. E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| HEADACHE-AFTER HE STRUCK HEAD ON A FIREPLACE MANTLE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT EXPOSED TO SMOKE FROM FIREPLACE YESTERDAY WHICH EXACERBATED ASTHMA. NOT FDA. D:ASTHMA EXACERBATION, MIGRAINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| BURNED RT FOREARM BY ACCIDENT ON FIREPLACE ON SUNDAY. ACUTE RT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE BLISTER WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| L 5TH TOE AVUL/31YOM STUBBED TOE LAST NIGHT ON HEARTH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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