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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 724
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Lighter fluids |
| R HAND BRN/35YOM STARTED COAL STOVE W/LIQUID FIRE GEL THAT EXPLODED 1/2 HR AGO @HM.OPEN AREAS NOTED & BLISTERS R THUMB.NO FIRE DEPT.IN ATTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 40 YO F KNUCKLE SWOLLEN FROM HITTING ON WOOD BURNING STOVE. DX HAND STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURNT ON WOOD BURNER-FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 30 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: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Lighter fluids |
| FLASH BURN TO RT HAND-SETTING A FIRE IN WOODBURNING STOVE W/ LIGHTER FLUID-FIRE FLASHED BACK TO PT'S HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT WAS PUTTING WOOD IN STOVE WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL. HER HANDS HIT THE SURFACE OF THE STOVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | 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: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE.DX: SECOND DEG BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE, 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 39YOM-THERMAL BURN-BOTH NANDS-FELL FORWARD ONTO WOOD STOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT FELL AGAINST WOOD STOVE, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURN HAND - VICTIM NEAR A HOT WOODSTOVE STARTED TO FALL AND CAUGHT HIMS ELF FROM FALLING BY PLACING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE WOODSTOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURNED HANDS ON WOODSTOVE WHEN RAN INTO THE STOVE - WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE, R HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| DX LEFT HAND BURN: PUTTING LOG ON WOOD BURNING FIRE AND LOST BALA NCE, GOT HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE WHILE INTOXICATED DX: HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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