Accidents - Charcoal or wood-burning grills - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,139
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	307
6-15 years old:	159
16-25 years old:	230
26-50 years old:	288
50+ years old:	153

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	307	Face:	255
Foot:	195	Upper Trunk:	85
Lower Leg:	84	Eyeball:	69
Finger:	68	Lower Arm:	22
Shoulder:	16	Wrist:	16
Mouth:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 25 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Matches
DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND ARMS: LIGHTING CHARCOAL GRILL, THREW MATCH, FLAMES LEPT TO FACE AND ARMS AT HOME. FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT. FELL AT THE PARK AGAINST THE CHARCOAL BARBEQUE. DX. LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
35 YOM BURNED BY FLAMES OF CHARCOAL GRILL BURN FACE NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
DX:INHALATION BURNS WITH FLAS BURNS TO FACE. LIGHTING BBQ WITH EXCESSIV E LIGHTER FLUID.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
42 YOF WAS USING A CHARCOAL GRILL;CHARCOAL WASN'T HOT ENOUGH; THREW CHA RCOAL LIGHTER ON IT; FLASH FIRE. BURN, RIGHT HAND. NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT BURNED FACE WHEN COOKING ON CHARCOAL GRILL AND WHEN OPENED THE DOORT HE FLAMES HIT HER IN THE FACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
LEFT SHOULDER BURN. PLAYING NEAR GRILL AND BACKED INTO IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
USING LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL GRILL / GRILL EXPLODED DX: CHEST, ABD., HAND & THIGH BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT RAN INTO THE CORNER OF A GRILL CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Ball sports
PATIENT PLAYING BALL AT AUNT'S HOUSE, REACHED FOR BALL THAT FELL ON CHA RCOAL ON GRILL, BURNED ON HAND, BLISTERS; HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT WAS LIFTING LID FROM BARBEQUE GRILL RECEIVING BURNS TO ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
ONE Y.O.W.M WHO STEPPED ON A HOT COAL WHILE FAMILY GRILLING OUT.DX: SEC ND DEGREE BURN TO FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
STEP ON HOT BAR-B-QUE COALS 2ND DEGREE BURN TO BOTTOM OF FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PT WAS FIREING UP HIS CHARCOAL GRILL WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHEN SOME GOT O N RIGHT LOWER LEG FLASH THERMAL BURN TO LEG- NS IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
41 YO FEMALE BURNED LEFT ARM AND FACE WHILE OPENING BBQ GRILL BURN LEFT WRIST AND FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
LAC R SHIN; STEPPED ON GRATE OF FIREPIT WHICH FLIPPED STRIKING HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CHILD GOT CARCOAL BURN TO FOOT FROM BBQ GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
HEAT FROM CHARCOAL BARBEQUE GRILL BURNED FACE DX: FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BILATERAL 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FEET-STANDING BY CAMPFIRE-GRATE HIT HIS F EET-@ THE PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT SUST BURN TO HAND WITH GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 42 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, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
1ST & 2ND DEG BURNS FINGERS, HANDS, ARMS & ABD/42YOM WAS BURNED BY FLAM E WHILE STARTING CHARCOAL GRILL AT HOME.NO MENTION OF F.D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT BURNED THUMB ON HOT GRILL. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THUMB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON HOT BARBQUE GRILL. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO PALM OF LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BURN TO BOTH FEET. STEPPED IN ASHES FROM BBQ (HOT COALS). DX; 2ND DEG BURN LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
23YOM 1-2 DEGREE BURNS R HAND WHILE GRILLING DX 1-2 DEGREE BURNS R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT BURNED ARM ON CHARCOAL GRILL AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
DX CHEST STRAIN: LIFTING CHARCOAL GRILL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
PT FELL ONTO CHARCOAL GRILL TOUCHING CHARCOAL - BURNS HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PATIENT BURNED ON HAND WHEN LIGHTING GRILL WITH LIGHTER FLUID AT NEIGHB OR'S HOUSE; 1ST DEGREE HAND, FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
FB R EYE;L CHARCOAL FROM GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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