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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 666
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| TRIPPED PUTTING WOOD IN FIREPLACE, HURT LOWER LEG. DX FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 40 YO M CELLULITIS TO SHIN INJURED ON METAL FIRE RING TWO DAYS AGO* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON FIREPLACE CHIMNEY HE WAS TEARING DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| TRIED TO START FIREPLACE, FLAMES BLEW BACK ONTO HIM DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER LEGS FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| L LOWER LEG LAC/38YOM AT HOME WAS WORKING ON STONE FIREPLACE AND LAC LE G ON CHIPPED STONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| TRIPPED OVER FIREPLACE AT HOME-LOWER LEG LACERATION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE DX. LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 06/29/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/1997 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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