Accidents - Charcoal - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 588
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	69
Year 2002:	89
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	130
Year 2005:	67
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	21
Year 2010:	71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
15YOWM PT WAS POURING WATER ON CHARCOAL TO EXTINGUISH FIRE AND ASHES F LEW BACK BURNING BOTH OF PT'S HANDS. DX. BURN BIL HANDS. FD ATTEND N/S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	Age: 14 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal, Lighter fluids
14YOM POURING LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL AND THERE WAS A FLASH OF FLAME SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO HAND NS IF FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
10YOM BURN HAND ON HOT CHARCOAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
PT ACCIDENTLY BURNED HAND ON SOME HOT CHARCOAL DX RT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
PT FELL WHILE AT THE PARK AND LANDED ON HOT CHARCOAL. D: 2ND DEGREE B URN TO RIGHT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
6 Y/O F INJURED PALMS OF BOTH HANDS WHEN FELL INTO BED OF BURNING CHARC OAL AT HOME. DX; 2 DEGREE BURNS BOTH HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
TOUCHED HOT CHARCOAL DX: R HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
GRABBED HANDFUL OF HOT ASH & CHARCOAL DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
PT WAS AT A CAMPFIRE LAST EVENING TRIPPED OVER A LOG AND WENT INTO SOME CHARCOALS SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
BURNED HAND ON HOT CHARCOAL DX: HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
PT OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS LAST EVENING AT A BON FIRE TOUCHED SOME HOT CH ARCOALS WITH LEFT HAND THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATEINT TOUCHED HOT COALS FROM GRILL AND DROPPED SOME ON FOOT AT PARK; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND AND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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