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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 626
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS STANDING & HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 37 YO FEMALE HIT HAND ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHEN TRYING TO STOP SOMEONE FROM FALLING - ABRASION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT HIT LT WRIST ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX: CONTUSIONS LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT PRACTICING ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND INJURED WRI ST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FEEL OFF ITS HOLDER ONTO RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER AND STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cookware |
| PT TRIED TO PUT OUT GREASE FIRE W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO NO AVAIL & THEN GRABBED THE PAN. FD NS. DX: 2% TBSA BURN R HAND, SUPERF THIGH/FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 47 YO DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON FOOT CONTUSION FOOT--NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Containers |
| CONTUSION FH - 30 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH BUMP ON FOREHEAD - REPORTS SH E WALKED INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE CARRYING BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT AT THE DETOX CENTER AND STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISH ER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE,SMOKE INHALATION.PT WAS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE IN HER HOUSE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER,BURNING FACE.? FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT LEANED AGAINST GLASS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT UNIVERSITY AND HAND WEN T THROUGH GLASS. D:HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT FRACTURED A TOE BY DROPPING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. (NO FIRE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT CLEANING HOUSE AND DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH WENT OFF SPRAYING CHEMICAL INTO FACE. D:CHEMICAL IRRITATION TO THROAT S/P FIRE EXTINGUISH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Footwear |
| PT WEARING SANDLES WHEN SHE DROPPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ONTO LEFT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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