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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas furnaces, Tape recorders or players |
| TRIPPED OVER VCR CORD AND FELL INJURING HEAD ON GAS WALL FURNACE. DX; SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 21 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| LIGHTING PILOT ON GAS FURNACE AND THERE WAS A FLASH OF FLAMES F D NOT R ECORDED FIRST DEGREE BURN SCALP/CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas furnaces, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SKULL FRACTURE WITH SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT ON F URNACE AND THERE WAS A FLASH AND IT BLEW PT BACK AND HIT HEAD ON SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/1998 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas furnaces, Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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