Accidents - Fireplace equipment - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 758
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	389
6-15 years old:	24
26-50 years old:	119
50+ years old:	225

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	147	Foot:	147
Face:	106	Finger:	102
Wrist:	83	Ear:	77
Hand:	34	Ankle:	22
Lower Trunk:	16	Lower Leg:	6
Upper Arm:	6	Toe:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
TRIPPED CARRYING FIREWOOD LAC TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
BURNED HAND ON FIREPLACE SCREEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
WENT TO START A FIRE, HIT HAND ON GRATE/ LAC RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
TOUCHED FIREPLACE SCREEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireplace equipment
TRIPPED OVER LOG AND FELL WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
FELL ON FIREPLACE GRATE;LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PULLED A WOODEN FIREPLACE GATE OVER ON HIS HEAD CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT TOUCHED FAKE FIRE LOGS AND BURNED HAND. DX HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
HIT FACE ON FIREPLACE POKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireplace equipment
STABBED SELF IN RIGHT FOOT MONDAY WITH FIREPLACE POKER. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
DX:BIL SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO PALMS. FELL AGAINST HOT GLASS FIREPLACE S CREEN IN RESTAURANT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT C/O RT FOOT WOUND. PT FOOT WAS PERFORATED BY FIREPLACE POKER. DX LAC ERATION TO RT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT SLIPPED ON GRATE INJURING LT GREAT TOE IN H20 HOSE IN GRATE, LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
FIREPLACE SCREEN FELL ON PATIENT'S ARM AT BABYSITTER'S YESTERDAY, NOT U SING ARM; UPPER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT TRIPPED ON GRATES INJURING ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT WITH RT FOOT STUCK IN GRATE TWISTING RT ANKLE, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
FELL HITTING HEAD ON FIREPLACE GRATE DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT PULLED FIREPLACE TOOLS OVER ON HIMSELF; FACE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT FELL HITTING WRIST ON GRATING ON FIREPLACE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
LACERATION FINGER - 4 YOF GOT LEFT RING FINGER CAUGHT IN FIREPLACE SCRE EN LACERATING PAD OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
LACERATION FOREHEAD - 9 MOM HAD PULLED FIREPLACE TOOL ONTO HIS FACE ABO UT 1 HR AGO, LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
DX LACERATION LEFT FINGERS/KNUCKLES: FELL AND SCRAPPED HAND ON GRATE OF FIREPLACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT FELL AGIANST A FIREPLACE AND SUS A FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT.INJ.L.FOOT AT GRANDPARENTS HOUSE WHEN DROPED FIRE PLACE POKER ON FO OT. DX; L.FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireplace equipment
TRIPPED AND FELL ON METEL GRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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