Accidents - Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2002:	5
Year 2004:	29
Year 2005:	15
Year 2007:	70
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	70
26-50 years old:	45

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues
40 YO M INJURED ARM ON HOT STOVE PIPE BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues
CARRYING IN FIREWOOD & FELL INTO HOT STOVEPIPE DX 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues
PATIENT SUSTAINED A BURN YESTERDAY TO RT FOREARM WHEN HE RUBBED HISARM AGAINST A HOT PIPE OR STOVE AT ***. DX - 2ND DEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues
STOVE PIPE FELL ONTO PT'S ARM YESTERDAY. DX: L FOREARM PW W/SOFT TISSUE INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues
PT BURNED RT FOREARM ON HEATING PIPE IN CLASSROOM TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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