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Accidents - Gas-burning fireplaces - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 428
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:353
6-15 years old:15
26-50 years old:59
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:286Lower Trunk:60
Face:59Lower Arm:15
Finger:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces, Matches
HAND & FACIAL BURNS-@ HOME-TURNED ON GAS FIREPLACE-WAITED TOO LONG TO LIGHT MATCH-FIRE FLAMED UP HITTING PT-FD NOT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
DX BURNS TO RIGHT HAND: TOUCHED GAS FIREPLACE GLASS AT HOME NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2005Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
BURN HANDS - 21 MOF TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING WITH BOTH HANDS ON HOT GRI LL OF GAS FIREPLACE, BURNS TO PALMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT PUT HAND ON GLASS FRONT OF GAS FIREPLACE. DX: L HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2005Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT TOUCHED PROPANE FIREPLACE. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS BILAT PALMS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/05/2005Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT BURNED HAND ON GAS FIREPLACE GLASS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS L PALM & FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT FELL ONTO GAS FIREPLACE. DX: BILAT BUTTOCK BURN SECOND DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
FOREARM BURN-FELL INTO GAS FIREPLACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT PUT HAND ON GAS FIREPLACE GLASS. DX: L PALM BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/12/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces, Matches
GAS FIREPLACE BLEW UP WHILE PT WAS LIGHTING IT WITH MATCH. FORGOT TO OP EN FLUE. DX: 1 ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT BACKED UP INTO GAS FIREPLACE. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG SUPERFICIAL BURNS BUTTOCKS/BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2005Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
BURN HAND - CHILD BURNED RIGHT HAND ON HOT GLASS FRONT OF STOVE - BURN TO RIGHT HAND PALM GAS FIREPLACE - 2ND DEGREE BURN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
1 YOM BURNED R HAND ON GAS FIREPLACE AT HOME. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
TRIPPED & TOUCHED METAL SURROUNDING GAS FIREPLACE. DX: BURN 2 OR MORE DIGITS 2ND DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2005Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT PUT HANDS ON GAS FIRPLACE GLASS. DX: R HAND COMPLETE PALMAR BURN 3RD DEG, L HAND MEDIAL PALMAR BURN 2ND/3RD DEG.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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