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Accidents - Charcoal or wood-burning grills - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:15
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:136

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/30/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PT LIGHTING CHARCOAL GRILL AND LIGHTER FLUID FLARED BACK AND BURNED BOT H LOWER LEGS, UNKNOWN IF FD IN ATTENDANCE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/18/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Fences or fence posts
PT. WAS GOING TO SHUT GATE AND TRIPPED OVER BARBEQUE GRILL LACERATION LOWER LEG 3.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
ACUTE 2ND, 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO L LOWER LEG: USING LIGHTER FLUID ON CHAR COAL GRILL, FLAMES SINGED BILATERAL LEGS, ARMS, EYEBROWS ? F.D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
PT NEXT TO A CHARCOAL GRILL WHEN MOTHER STARTED ROLLING IT IT TIPPED OV ER CHARCOAL WENT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG THERMAL BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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