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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 846
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 30 YOF PUNCHED GLASS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHEN APT CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 35 Y/O/F HIT HAND ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| R HAND CONT/45YOM C/O R HAND PAIN AFTER DROPPING A PORTABLE FIRE EXTING UISHER ONTO R HAND. HAS SLIGHT EDEMA. NO FIRE OR FIRE DEPART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 28YOM PUNCHED GLASS THRU FIRE EXTIGUISHER DX: HAND AND FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT PUNCHED GLASS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX WITH RIGHT HAND AT HOME SUSTAINING A HAND LACERATION. |
| 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: 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: 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: 08/09/2007 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/03/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PUNCHED GLASS TO GET FIRE EXTINGUISHER LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2000 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/1999 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/1999 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/1999 | Age: 28 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/16/1998 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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