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Accidents - Chimneys - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 725
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:154Lower Arm:106
Face:90Finger:77
Upper Trunk:76Elbow:76
Upper Leg:68Shoulder:68
Head:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Chimneys
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON CHIMNEY AT HOME, HAD LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS; CONCUSS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
LACERATION EYEBROW - 22 MOM FELL ALONGSIDE THE CHIMNEY, HAS A LACERATIO N TO LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD AT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Chimneys
BITE ANIMAL OPENED - 33 YOM TRYING TO GET A SQUIRREL OUT OF THE CHIMNEY WAS BITTEN ON THE RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chimneys
35YOBM-ABRASION RIGHT BIB=STUCK CHIMMEY AT HOME-AFTER LOCKING SELF OUT OF APARTMENT=TRYING TO GET KEYS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chimneys
PT COMPLAINT OF WOUND INFECTION CLEANING CHIMNEY, R FOREARM SKIN INFECT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chimneys
PATIENT JERKED BOTH ARMS ABOVE HEAD WHEN WORKING IN CHIMNEY ONE WEEK AGO. CONTINUED PAIN. D:POSS. ROTATOR CUFF INJURY, SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
LACERATION FOREARM - PATIENT CAUGHT RIGHT FOREARM ON CHIMNEY LINER - CU T THROUGH MID FOREARM 12CM LACERATION - FELL AGAINST LINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chimneys
RUNNING AT HOME AND FELL INTO THE CHIMNEY, LEFT ELBOW IS PAINFUL.DX FRA CTURE LEFT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2002Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
CLEANING CHIMNEY WITH CHIMNEY SWEEP AND LIFTED IT TO PUT IN CHIMNEY AND IT FELL ON FOREHEAD. DIAG: SUPERFICIAL LAC 5 CM R FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chimneys
2ND DEG BURN L UPPER LEG/42YOWM 3 DAYS AGO FELL ON AN OUTDOOR CHIMNEY A ND BURNED LEG.HAPPENED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Chimneys
PT HAD CHIMNEY BACK UP, SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Chimneys
PT HAD CHIMNEY BACK UP, SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Chimneys
PT HAD CHIMNEY BACK UP, SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Chimneys
PT HAD CHIMNEY BACK UP, SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOW FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chimneys
RAN INTO CHIMNEY AT SCHOOL DX-LEFT FINGER CONTUSION-ACCOUNT VOIDED-PT N OT SEEN BY MD
Disposition: Not recorded


Date: 02/20/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
FELL ON CHIMNEY DX: LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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