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Accidents - Fire extinguishers - 6-15 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 391
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:158Lower Arm:87
Head:74Face:22
Foot:21Finger:15
Shoulder:6All Of Body:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
CONTUSION LEFT HAND-SUS INJ TO HAND WHEN SHE HIT IT ON A FIRE EXTINGUIS HER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
15 Y/O CUT FROM SOMEONE CLOSING FIRE EXTINGUISHER DOOR ON FINGER. DX-LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
SCALP CT ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT EXPOSED TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER YESTERDAY, STARTED WHEEZING; ASTHM A/WHEEZING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
CHI. PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
10 YOM HIT CHIN ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT. DX CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF WALL AND HIT PTS SHOULDER. DX SHOULDER INJU RY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT C/O EXTINGUISHER FELL ON HIS FOOT AT SCHOOL TODAY - DX LT FOOT CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
HAND LAC ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS RUNNING AT SCHOOL TODAY & HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX - HEAD INJURY WITH SUSPECTED POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
10 YO FELL STRIKING HEAD AGAINST FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTUSION SCALP---NO FLAMES/NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers, Basketball
PT PLAYING BASKETBALL AT THE SCHOOL GYM AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE W ALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SCALP LACERATI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH HAND @ SCHOOL DX HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
13 YO M LACERATION TO FOREARM CHILD RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND CUT ARM AT SCHOOL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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