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Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:175
6-15 years old:75
26-50 years old:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/16/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
CONCUSSION WITH LOC - PATIENT WHO ADMITS TO 10 BEERS ( MAYBE MORE) FELL AGAINST A WOOD STOVE STRIKING HEAD - ALSO BURNED FINGERTIPS - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
CUT HEAD ON WOODEN STOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Floors or flooring materials
MOTHER STATES PT. HIT HEAD ON WOOD STOVE. TRIPPED AND FELL, SAT ON FLO OR. DX. LAC R POST HEAD, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
RUNNING, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WOOD STOVE AT NEIGHBORS. DX: SCALP LACERA TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2003Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
FOREHEAD CONTUSION/ABRASION CC: HIT HEAD - HIT HEAD ON WOODSTOVE @ HOME. NOTED BY MOTHER WITH BLANK STARE, NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT RECEIVED CONTUSIN AND HEMATOMA TO SCALP WHEN PLAYING IN TEH HOUSE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON WOOD HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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