Accidents - Fire extinguishers - 26-50 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 676
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	166	Eyeball:	119
Toe:	95	Hand:	86
Lower Trunk:	71	All Of Body:	45
Head:	30	Lower Arm:	15
Mouth:	15	Neck:	15
Shoulder:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT LIVES IN VAN WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND HE WAS RUMMAGING TO FIND FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FD NS. DX: SMALL 1/2 DEG BURNS TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT PRESENTED WITH POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF INJURY TO LEFT SHOULDER. PT HAS HX OF FALL 10/06 AND PICKED UP FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME CAUSING STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 41 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: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS AT HOME, PICKED UP A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, STRAINED LWR BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
HAND ACCIDENTALY WENT THROUGH FIRE EXTINGQUISHER WINDOW WAS FOOLING AR OUND IN MOTEL NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT AT RESTAURANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT INHALED FUMES FROM A FIRE EXTINGUISHER NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
CONT. R FOOT, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, ROM LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
L 4TH TOE INJURY, DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON IT DX: LAC L 4TH TOE`
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
PATIETNTRAN INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER MOUNTED ON THE WALL NOT REALIZING IT HAD BEEN PUT THERE. DX-LACERATION LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fire extinguishers
FLASH BURN TO RT FOREARM EXTINGUISHING CAR FIRE 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT TRIED TO PUT OUT HOUSE FIRE W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH DID NOT WORK. +FD. DX: ASTHMA, SMOKE INHALATION, BORDERLINE ELEV CO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
LIFTING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE HOSE FLEW BACK AND HIT EYE LACERATI ON EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON SIDE OF HEAD WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX-CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fire extinguishers
TRIPPED&FELL ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER HITTING HEAD,NOW C NECK PAIN " MS STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 49 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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fire extinguishers, Motor vehicles or parts
PT PUTTING OUT CAR FIRE AND INHALED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTENTS. EYE AND NOSTRIL PAIN. NO BURNS. ?FDA. D:CHEMICAL EYE INJURY, RAD EXACERBATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers, Footwear
BROKE GLASS C FOOT, WEARING FLIP FLOB, TO RETRIEVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FOR FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE APT COMPLES" LAC" +FD DOC NOT FD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER C/O HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
FX RT GREAT TOE-SUS INJ TO TOE WHEN HE DROPPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON R T FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON PATIENT'S FOOT. DX-LACERATION FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
DROPPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON FOOT IN THE STORE DX: R FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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