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Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
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Date: 12/31/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FX FOREARM,FELL OVER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/21/2007Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNED ARM ON HEATER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2007Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT ARM - BURNED HERSELF WITH HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2007Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Beds or bedframes
FELL OFF BED ON UNCOVERED HEATER BURNING ARM >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2007Age: 7 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PATIENT FELL OFF COUCH LANDING WITH ARM AGAINST SPACE HEATER AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO; 2ND DEGREE FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Floors or flooring materials
FOREARM LACERATION BENDING TO PUT SMALL HEATER ON FLOOR SKIN LACERA TION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LACERATION FOREARM FALLING INTO HEATER IN BATHROOM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2007Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNED ARM/WRIST/HAND ON SMALL SPACE HEATER DX:BURN TO WRIST/HAND/ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT GOT ARM AGAINST HEATER GUARD SUSTAINED BURN LEFT FOREARM @ HOME 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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