Accidents - Fireplace equipment - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,731
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	680
6-15 years old:	177
16-25 years old:	71
26-50 years old:	366
50+ years old:	435

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	267	Finger:	262
Hand:	251	Toe:	194
Head:	162	Lower Leg:	140
Face:	104	Knee:	85
Shoulder:	70	Upper Leg:	70
Lower Arm:	55	Wrist:	30
Internal:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
Ear:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
LACERATION TO TOP OF LEFT FOOT - HIT FOOT ON FIREPLACE TOOL THAT WAS IN A CLOSET THAT HE ENTERED. NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2007	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT PULLED FIREPLACE TOOLS OVER ONTO SELF. DX: L WRIST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
GRATE FELL ON FINGER CONTUSION INDEX FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 9 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 HAND TO FIREPLACE SCREEN. DX: 1% PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEFT HAND, NO FIREDEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
TOE CONT. PT DROPPED A FIREPLACE TOOL ONTO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
LACERATED TOE WHILE PLAYING W/FIREPLACE SCREEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON FIREPLACE SCREEN AT HOME NO FIRE INVOLVED DX HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
TOUCHED FIRE POKER IN PIT, DX; BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
2YOM AT HOME WAS PLAYING AT FIREPLACE,SUSTAINED CUT ON FINGER FROM FIREPLACE GRILL;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
PATIENT BURNED THIGH ON ANDIRON AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 7 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: Fireplace equipment
PT GRABBED HOT END OF FIRE POKER WHILE CAMPING; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT HIT W/IRON FIRE POKER ABOVE EYE BY ACCIDENT, PAIN, BLURRY VISION, SW ELLING; EYELID LAC, CONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PATIENT HAD A FALL ONTO A FIREPLACE GRATE STRIKING IT WITH THE RT EYE- BROW SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX-RIGHT BROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT GRABBED FIREPLACE POKER OFF MANTEL AND IT FELL ONTO FOOT. DX: L FOOT LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT WAS AT HOME, TOUCHED A HOT FIREPLACE SCREEN, CAUSING BURNS TO LT FIN GERS AND LT HAND. NO FIRE OR FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment, Guns
PT WAS SITTING NEXT TO PRESTO LOG FIRE OILING HIS GUN. SPRAYED OIL & IT IGNITED. +FD. DX: 14% TBSA FULL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
FELL AT DAYCARE INTO FIREPLACE HITTING EAR, LACERATION EAR, BRUISE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment, Tables
2 YOF WAS PLAYING ON THE PATIO, AT HOME, & PULLED A LOG HOLDER OFF THE TABLE DOWN ONTO HER HEAD- NO LOC. DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireplace equipment
BUMPED 4TH-5TH TOE ON FIREPLACE TOOLS BASE, DX; L 5TH TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment
HAD A METAL FIREPLACE GRILL FALL ON HER DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT WAS AT HOME, RAN INTO A FIRE PLACE SCREEN CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT LWR LEG, NO FIRE OF FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	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 C/O STABBED FOOT WITH POKER. DX LAC RT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
FOOT BURN/34YOM BURNED FOOT AT HOME ON A FIREPLACE POKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
HIT BACK OF HEAD ON FIREPLACE COVER, C/O PAIN, DX; HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment
55 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER ANDIRON AND FELL BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Fireplace equipment
2 YOF SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT WHEN METAL FIREPLACE FELL HITTING HER FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT FELL AND HIT KNEE ON A METAL FIREPLACE GRATE. D: LACERATION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
81YOM CONT L KNEE ON IRON GRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireplace equipment
PLAYING W/FIREPLACE POKER AT 3:40 AM AND IT STUBBED ARM AT HOME. DX. PW R FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
STEPPED ON A HOT HEATING GRATE AT HOME DX: THERMAL BURN TO L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireplace equipment
69 YOM HAD PUNCTURE ON L THUMB FROM FIREPLACE GRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Fireplace equipment
SWALLOWED A SMALL PIECE FROM FIREPLACE SCREEN/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT WAS @ FREINDS HOME FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE SCREEN CUTTING FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireplace equipment, Portable food or beverage coolers
PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN GRATE, FELL & HIT ELBOW ON COOLER, HYPERABDUCTED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
CHILD WITH BURN TO CHEEK/HAND FROM FIRE POKER. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
STEPPED ON RUSTY GRATE AT HOME LAC 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
51 YOF BURNED HANDS REMOVING FIREPLACE GRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireplace equipment
CELLULITIS R SHIN,R ARM/49YOF STS FELL & HIT FIREPLACE GRATE 2 WEEKS AG O. R SHIN HAS BECOME MORE RED AND SWOLLEN. HAPPENED AT HOME.NO FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
HIT BY FIREPLACE POKER CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
BURN TO R HAND AT HOME WHEN GRABBED FIREPLACE SCREEN. DX. 2 DEG BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
PUT HAND ON GLASS PORTION OF FIREPLACE DOOR, BURN PALM OF HAND <10% BSA 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON FIREPLACE SCREEN AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER NO FIRE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
CONTUS/ABRAS R GRT & 2ND TOES; STATES DAY BEFORE YEST HE KICKED FROZEN BRANCHES TO LOOSEN, THEN YESTERDAY DROPPED FIREPLACE POKER ON SPOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment, Other fireplaces
PT WAS GOING TO CLOSE FIREPLACE SCREEN WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO F IREPLACE SLATE STRIKING FOREHEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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