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Accidents - Water heaters - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:89Upper Leg:86
Face:79Head:6
Hand:6Toe:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/18/2006Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
9YOM LAC R LEG THIGH HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT.WAS EXPOSED TO CO WHILE AT AUNTS HOUSE,CAME FROM A FAULTY GAS HOT WA TER HEATER. DX; EXPOSURE TO CO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT CUT TOE ON HOT WATER TANK, OR WOOD IN BASEMENT AT HOME; TOE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors
PT & FAMILY HAVE BEEN FEELING SLEEPY & NAUSEOUS, & HAVING HEADACHES, CO DETECTOR GOING OFF. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISON FROM WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
FX HAND ,TRIPPED OVER DOG AND FELL ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
BURN TO FACE WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT PIOLET LIGHT ON WATER HEATER DX: BUR N TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT EXPOSED TO LEAKING HOT WATER HEATER IN HOUSE X1 MONTH, GOT NEW ELECTRIC HEATER LAST WEEK; CO EXPOSURE 0.4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
HOUSE HAD WATER HEATER LEAKING CO 1 MONTH AGO, WAS REPLACED WITH ELECT RIC HEATER LAST WEEK, MOM CONCERNED FOR CO EXPO; CO EXPOSURE NORMAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
DX: HEADACHE FROM GAS WATER HEATER LEAKING, ASTHMATIC REACTION; GAVE IN CREASE OF ASTHMA MEDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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