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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 938
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Footwear |
| TYING SHOE WHEN HE GOT UP AND HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTIGUISHER DX: LACERATI ON TO HEAD NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FINGER LACERATION- SUSTAINED ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FRACTURED SHOULDER WHEN FELL AGAINST FIRE EXTINGUISHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY TO HEAD FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT INHALED FUMES ON SCHOOL BUS WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER ACD DISLODGED ON BUS/POISON CONTROL CALLED WITH NO TREATMENT, APNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LACERATION L HAND - ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED INTO GLASS COVERING FIRE EXTING UISHER AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS SPRAYED BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO HIS FACE AND EYE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| STANDING UP AT STORE AND STRUCK HEAD ON WALL MOUNTED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX. CONT HEAD, CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| AT RESTAURANT WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED, CHEMICAL EXPO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LAC (L) SHOULDER, PT RUNNING, BUMPED INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, C/O PAIN , NO ACTIVE BLEEDING OR DEFORMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PERSON WALKING IN FRONT OF HER BUMPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER, KNOCKING IT DO WN, FELL ON RIGHT FOREARM. DX: CONTUSION, RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| CUT HEAD WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HEAD LAC, VIA EMS, PT PLAYING & SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| DX LEFT FOOT SPRAIN: FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL AT SCHOOL AND STRUCK FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON HIS TOEFX AND LAC TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOLLACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| KNOCKED DOWN ON BOAT, HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHERLAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT STATES HIT ELBOW AGAINST A FIRE EXTINGUISHER NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC - CUT FINGER ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FRIEND WAS PLAYING WITH A FIRE EXTINGISHER SHOT IT NEAR PT CHEMICAL EXP OSURE TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT FELL AT STORE, NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT PUNCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER GLASS AT SCHOOL, BROKE GLASS WITH HAN D; THUMB CONTUSION, HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| INHALED DRY CHEMICALS FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUTTING OUT FIRE AT HOME, UNKNOWN FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT C/O SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL TODAY. (DX ASYMPTOMATIC CHILD) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT.REPORTED BUMPING INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER C/O PAIN TO PELVIC EREA DX- CONTUSION PELVIC RIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD ON HE CORNER OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER LEFT SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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