Accidents - Pressurized containers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 733
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	41
Year 2000:	5
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	108
Year 2004:	78
Year 2005:	22
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	172
Year 2008:	108
Year 2009:	37

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	236	Lower Leg:	139
Hand:	102	Toe:	75
Head:	44	Eyeball:	41
Finger:	28	Ankle:	16
All Of Body:	15	Unkown:	15
Foot:	12	Lower Trunk:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pressurized containers
PT C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING 24 PACK OF POP TONIGHT; LUMBAR SPR AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Pressurized containers, Balloons
HELIUM INHALATION-PT CONFUSED AFTER HE INHALED HELIUM FROM A BALLOON-@ SISTER'S PARTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressurized containers
L ANKLE PAIN, HELIUM TANK FELL ON IT DX: ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Pressurized containers
HAND BURN-HAD CO2 CANISTER LEAKED LIQUID ON HAND-CAUSED BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Pressurized containers
THREW COMPRESSED AIR CAN IN FIRE,EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE BURNS TO FAC E * NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Pressurized containers, Gun powder or ammunition
EXPERIMENTING W/GUNPOWDER AND CO2 CANNISTER , SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED IN HAND AT HOME,MAY HAVE BEEN MAKING BOMBS; 1/2/3RD FINGER AMPUTATIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pressurized containers, Tapes
PT SUSTAINED SHRAPNEL IN A LOWER LEG FROM AN EXPLODED CO2 CARTRIDGE WRA PPED IN TAPE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
HELIUM TANK ROLLED ON FINGER, DX; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressurized containers, Containers
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE & ARMS:1ST DEGREE BURNS CHEST/ABD:NO F.D. @ HUNTING & FISHING CLUB,CAN SPRAY PAINT IN FIRE IN BURN BARREL EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pressurized containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
@ FRIEND'S HOUSE, A CAN OF FOAM SEALANT FELL OFF SHELF SPRAYING PT, CAM E IN FOR EVAL OF EXPOSURE " FOAM SEALANT EXPOSURE''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
A CO2 TANK BLEW UP HITTING PT IN THE HEAD , PER MOM, NO LOC DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
PT CUT HER LT. THUMB ON LID TO TENNIS BALL CAN, BLEEDING DX: LT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
CRUSH INJURY ON HELIUM TANK L 3/4 FINGERS DX: OPEN FX L 3/4 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
PT STATES SHE WAS CARRYING AN OXYGEN TANK & IT FELL ON HER FOOT. DX: FX TOE CLOSED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
HELIUM TNK FELL ON RT FOOT AT 1PM TODAY W/ LAC B/T TOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressurized containers
OXYGEN TANK EXPLODED - FACIAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pressurized containers
PATIENT AWAITING HEART TRANSPLANT AT *** WHEN HELIUM TANKHIT HIM. TANK HIT FOREHEAD AND NOSE. C/O PAIN. DX. CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
PT DROPPED KEG ON LT FOOT DX: FX RT BIG TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pressurized containers
PT WAS @ POLICE ACADEMY GRAD-CEREMONY- WAS PLAYING TAG AND A HELIUM TANK FELL ONTO LEFT FOOT. DX LEFT FOOT INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
10YOF STRUCK IN BACK OF HEAD WITH WHIPPED CREAM CAN THROWN BY SISTER. D X: LACERATION, BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Pressurized containers
FACIAL AND RT HAND BURN.PT HAD A CO2 CYLINDER BLOW UP IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
3 CM. LACERATION TO THE RT LEG - CARRYING KEG THAT WAS SHOT FULL OF HOLES - CUT LEG ON KEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pressurized containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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