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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 185
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STATES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF A WALL WHERE IT WAS MOUNTED AT * ** AND HIT PT ON LOWER LEG, CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO LOWER RIGHT LEG WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL STRIKING HER LEG. DX - RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2000 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2000 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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