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Accidents - Outdoor patio heaters or firepits - Year 2009 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 410
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Date: 11/07/2009Age: 3 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
3YOF PT GRABBED HANDLE TO OUTDOOR FIREPIT AT GRADFATHERS HOUSE. BURN TO PALM OF L HAND FROM HANDLE CONTACTING SKIN. BLISTERS. DX L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
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 BURNED HAND ON CROCKERY HEATER ON PATIO. DX: L PALM BURN 1%.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2009Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
219YFC FELL INTO FIRE PIT HANDS FIRST WHILE CAMPING/BURNS NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/21/2009Age: 2 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
PT TRIPPED & FELL INTO FIRE PIT BURNING LT HAND. DX##: RT HAND 2ND DE GREE BURNS (NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/09/2009Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT LIFTED UP A FIREPIT AND BURNED HAND AT HOME DX// RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT BURNED RT HAND WHEN TRYING TO LIGHT FIRE IN FIREPIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
47YOM WAS HOME MOVING A OUTDOOR FIRE PIT BURNER LACERATED RT HAND; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2009Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
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
PT FELL IN A "FIRE PIT" AND SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits, Fireplace equipment
PT GRABBED A FIRE POKER THAT WAS IN FIREPIT IN BACK YARD AND BURNED HAN D DX// RIGHT HAND 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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