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Accidents - Wood burning fireplaces - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 164
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:61Finger:40
All Of Body:32Face:15
Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/30/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
@ SCHOOL, HIT CHIN ONTO A WATER FOUNTAIN >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
SMOKE INHALATION. PT WAS EXPOSED TO SMOKE FROM A MALFUNCTIONING WOODBUR NING STOVE. CO LEVEL WAS 2.1.NOT REC IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
PT SPRAINED L MIDDLE FINGER PLACING WOOD IN FIREPLACE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2007Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
RT HAND BURN.PT WAS SHIFTING WOOD IN A FIREPLACE AND WAS BURNED ON HAND .NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
FELL GOING FROM SITTING TO STANDING HIT HEAD ON A WOODEN FIREPLACE NO LOC MINOR HEAD INJURY LACERATION RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
IN HOUSE FIRE ORIGINATING FROM WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE, SMOKE EXPOSURE X 10 MINUTES,NAUSEA/VOMITING/ABDOMINAL PAIN; SMOKE INHALATION., FD N/S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
PT IN HOUSE FIRE FROM WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE ORIGIN, IN SMOKE X10 MIN L AST NIGHT, STAYED IN HOTEL, NOW VOMITING, ABD PAIN; SMOKE EXPO; FB AT S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
PATIENT IN HOUSE FIRE FROM WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE ORIGIN, IN SMOKE X10M INUTES LAST NIGHT, STAYED IN HOTEL, NOW VOMITING; SMOKE INHALATION, FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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