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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,871
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 16 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 |
| A 16 MONTH OLD MALE PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN ON TOP OF HIM DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 2 months | 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, Ball sports |
| 6 MO M HIT WITH FIREPLACE SCREEN WHEN BROTHER THREW BALL AND IT FELL OV ER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DX:MINOR HEAD INJURY,ABRASION-3YOM-AT HOME-FELL HITTING HEAD ON A SCREE N FOR FIREPLACE-ABRASION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 10 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 10 Y MALE PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN DOWN AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR, DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 15YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF THE FIREPLACE DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 71 YO M FELL STUCK HEAD ON GRATE HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2YOM FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE TOOLS. DX. HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION .* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PLAYING WITH SIBLINGS WHO PULLED A FIREPLACE EQUIPMENT HITTING PT'S IN THE HEAD>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 2YOM, HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE, HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON TOP OF FIREPLACE COVER DX: HEAD LAC, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 45YOF, HIT WITH PEICE OF FIREWOOD , HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT WITH CHI, FELL STRIKING FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 8 months | 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 |
| PT PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN ONTO SELF. DX: HEAD/FACE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 7 months | 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, Baby walkers or jumpers |
| IN WALKER AND RAN INTO FIREPLACE SCREEN FELL ON PT HEAD. DX CLOSED HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 88 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 |
| PT FELT DIZZY AND FELL ONTO FIREPLACE SCREEN C/O LARGE LAC ON FOREHEAD. DX: SYNCOPAL EPISODE,CHI,HEAD LACERATION,ACUTE BLOOD LOSS. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT CHILD PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN DOWN ON TOP OF HIM AND INJURED HEAD AT HOME TODAY DX/ HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON BRASS KEY TO GAS FIREPLACE COMING OUT OF F LOOR; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON A POKER IRON NEAR FIREPLACE. DX LACERAT ION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON A FIRE SCREEN, SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| 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: 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: 07/05/2007 | 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: 04/04/2006 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 219 M FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| FELL INTO FIREPLACE GRATE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE TOOL AND LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| CHI, FELL ON FIREPLACE LEDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| CHI - 2 YOM FELL HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST HANDLE OF FIREPLACE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH FIRE PLACE IRON SET DX: UNKNOWN LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| FELL,HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE/SCALP CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 1 months | 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 |
| TODDLER SIBLING DROPPED A ROD IORN FIREPLACE TOOL ON PATIENT'S HEAD. D X. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA. |
| 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: 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: 10/11/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| CHI-@ HOME-FELL &B HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE UTENSILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT FELL OVER GRATE @HOME HITTING HEAD/LT LEG ON ELECTRICAL SOCKET, CONT USION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | 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 INTO A FIREPLACE GRATE AND HIT HEAD,ACCIDENT HAPPEN 2 DAYS AGO, MINOR HEAD TRUAMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER FIREPLACE METAL GRATE AND FELL LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2001 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2001 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2001 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2001 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2000 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2000 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2000 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2000 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/11/2000 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/1999 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/1999 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/1998 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/1998 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/1997 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/1997 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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