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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 130
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2005 | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| IN KITCHEN COOKING, CURTAINS CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNT BOTH HANDS " HAND BURN" FD DOCUMENT NOT AVAILABLE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Lighters |
| CURTAINS CAUGHT ON FIRE IN BEDROOM, BURNED BILAT HANDS & ARM PUTTING IT OUT, CHILD PLAYING W/LIGHTER DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN BILAT HANDS/FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Beds or bedframes |
| PT. WAS STANDING ON THE BED HANGING DRAPES AND FELL FX. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS IN A CURTAINS STORE HANDLING THE DRAPES AND MATERIAL WHEN HER H ANDS STARTED TO SWELL AND ITCH ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 43 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Lighting equipment |
| CURTAIN CAUGHT FIRE FROM NEARBY LIGHT. FD NS. DX: BURNS BILAT HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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