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Accidents - Other fireplaces - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 364
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Date: 11/23/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
PT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT AN OUTSIDE FIRE PLACE AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL INTO FIREPLACE GRATE. DX: 6 CM L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL 2.5 FT OFF FIREPLACE MANTEL. DX: DISPLACED L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNAR SHAFT FX'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
R ARM ABRASION - FELL ONTO FIREPLACE, NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL INTO FIREPLACE HEARTH, HURT ARM DX SKIN TEARS FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL OFF FIREPLACE. DX: R FOREARM CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL, HIT FOREARM ON MARBLE FIREPLACE. DX FOREARM CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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