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Accidents - Outdoor patio heaters or firepits - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 427
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Date: 10/19/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
TOUCHED LIT OF HOT FIRE PIT. BURN, RT. HAND. FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT FELL INTO FIRE PIT. FD DID NOT ATTEND. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
HAND BURN-FELL INTO A FIREPIT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
TOUCHED RING ON CAMPFIRE PIT SECOND DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND // NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT BURNED HAND ON METAL IN FIREPIT AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
STUMBLED AND FELL INTO A ;METL FIRE PIT BURNING BILATERAL HANDS,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
TOUCHED THE LID TO A FIREPIT HAS 2ND DEGREE BURN TO PALM OF (L) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
CAMPING, FELL INTO A FIREPIT BURNING HAND&LOWER BACK ONTO COALS>> BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/06/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PARENTS WERE BURNING LEAVES IN A BRICK FIREPIT IN BACK YARD WHEN PT TOU CHED A BRICK WITH (R) HAND DX BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SUSTAINED A BURN TO A HAND FROM TOCHING A HOT FIREPIT ON A DECK. (- FIRE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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