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Accidents - Fire extinguishers - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 392
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:113Head:107
Upper Trunk:74Face:67
Eyeball:15Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO. DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE, NAUSEA (NO FIRE INVOLVED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, COUGH (NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE (NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO. DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SORE THROAT, ABD PAIN (NO FIRE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE, NAUSEA; LWBS (NO FIRE)
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE (NO FIRE INVOVLEMENT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
EXTINGUISHER BURST OPEN AT SCHOOL W/ OTHER CLASSMATES SEEN @ CHO DX: EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire extinguishers
SMALL KITCHEN FIRE IN HOME FROM COOKING DINNER, USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. NO FD, CHILD HAS COUGH. DX: SMOKE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
FELL INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL WHILE PLAYING AND CONTUSED UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fire extinguishers
STOMACH DISCOMFORT-SINCE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXPLODED-ON SCHOOL BUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
WALKED INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER. LAC LT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
LACERATION HEAD - 11 YOM STANDING UP HIT HIS HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHE R LACERATING HIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
8YOM-CLOSED HEAD INJURY-FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL HIT IN FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fire extinguishers
P AT SCHOOL, EXPOSED TO FOAM FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT GOT INTO EYES, CHEMICAL DERMATITIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT CAMP. DX: CONT R TEMPLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT FELL INTO A FIRE EXTIGUISHER AND THE HANDLE EMBEDDED INTO PTS LEFT B REAST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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