Accidents - Charcoal or wood-burning grills - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,597
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	181
Year 1999:	262
Year 2000:	73
Year 2001:	77
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	200
Year 2005:	167
Year 2006:	179
Year 2007:	105
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	108
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	371
6-15 years old:	202
16-25 years old:	383
26-50 years old:	468
50+ years old:	171

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PUT GAS ON CHARCOAL GRILL AND IT EXPLODED 4 DAYS AGO. 1ST AND 2ND DEGRE E BURNS. LEGS RIGHT AND LEFT. 38 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Day wear
LOWER LEG BURN-28YOM-GOT LIGHTER FLUID ON PANTS WHILE LIGHTING BBQ GRIL L-FLAMES IGNITED-PANTS CAUGHT FIRE-FD PRESENT-@ HOME-TRANS/ BURN CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CHARCOAL GRILL TURNED OVER ON PT. DX LOWER LEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Gasoline
BURNED RIGHT LOWER LEG LIGHTING BARBEQUE GRILL WITH GASOLINE BURNED RT LOWER LEG * NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT BURNED LEG WHEN BARBECUING ON GRILL AT HOME DX: BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT WITH BURNS TO LEGS FROM HOT COALS AT A BARBEQUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT CAUGHT SIDE OF CALF ON CHARCOAL GRILL YESTERDAY. D:1ST/2ND DEGREE BU RN, CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
LOWER LEG BURN-TOUCHED HOT BBQ GRILL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CALF BURN-HIT LEG ON A SMALL FLOOR GRILL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
*** BBQ GRILL SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND CUT PT.'S LOWER LEGLACERATION RIG HT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT SENT FROM SCHOOL BY NURSE FOR BURN TO CALF, BURNED ON CHARCOAL GRILL 6 DAYS AGO; 2ND DEGREE LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
LOWER LEG BURN-HIT BBQ GRILL-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
ADDING CHARCOAL & LIGHTER FLUID TO CHARCOAL ON SMOKER GRILL, LIT MATCH & FIRE BLEW OUT OF SMOKER AND BURNED LOWER LEG 2ND DEGREE BURNS NOFD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT LEANED AGAINST A GRILL AND BURNED LOWER LEG.DX LOWER LEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
MOM STATES PT FELL INTO A CHARCOAL GRILL ON SATURDAY AND BURNT LEFT LOWER LEG. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT LOWER LEG. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
18 YOFWA MAKING HAMBURGER AND CHARCOAL GRILL BLEW UP DUE TO THE LIGHTER FLUID AND CAUGHT BOTH FEET AND LOWER ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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 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: 08/18/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 07/03/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
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: 06/19/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE WALKED INTO HOT CHARCOAL GRILL ON THE GROUND CA USING A BURN TO HER RT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT BURNED CALF ON CHARCOAL GRATE OF BARBEQUE ONE WEEK AGO. RED AND PAIN FUL. D: LOWER LEG 3RD DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF HER LOWER LEGS AS A RESULT OF FALLING ON A CHAR COAL GRILL.
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: 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: 09/04/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2000	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2000	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1999	Age: 69 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1999	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Electric charcoal lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/1998	Age: 8 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/1998	Age: 27 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1997	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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