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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT PUNCHED GLASS FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SUSTAINED INJURY TO RT THUMB. DX-RT THUMB ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 33 Y/O C/O TRAUMATIC FINGER PAIN HIT GLASS TRYING TO REMOVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER OUT OF HOTEL. DX-LAC HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| BROUGHT IN BY AMBULANCE FROM A MOSQUE WHERE WAS PRAYING, KNEELING& A FI RE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF WALL HITTING HER IN THE HEAD>>CHI/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| COUGH, SORE THROAT AFTER SPRAYING FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX; CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT AT A GAS STATION AND FIRE EXTINGUIDHER WENT OFF AND GOT INTO EYE DX// BILAT EYE CHEMICALEXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Chemicals |
| PT DX TOXIC EFFECT SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO HALON - COVERD WITH WHITE POWDER SUBSTANCE FROM EXTINGUISHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT BUMPED HEAD WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER,+NAUSEA,+DIZZY,PAIN TO HEAD DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, DEPRESSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SMOKE INHALATION AT HOME AFTER FIRE. PT PUT FIRE OUT W EXTINGUISHER. NO MENTION ABOUR FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT DROPPED A FIRE EXTINMGUISHER ONTOP OF RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 40 YO MALE INHALED FUMES FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| @ GAS STATION, SOMEONE PULLED FIRE ALARM, EXTINGUISHERS WENT OFF SHOWER ING PT WITH WHITE POWEDER, INHALED IT&NOW WITH SOB>> NON TOXIC INGESTIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| TRIPPED & FELL - HIT KNEE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER KNEE SPRAIN / CONTUSION // NO REPORTED FIRE OR FD RESPONSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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