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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 682
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 16MOF PICKED UP FIRE POKER, DROPPED IT ON ARM RESULTING IN BURNS AT HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 67YOF FELL OVER A FIREPLACE STONE HEARTH - FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS & SKIN TEAR LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 2YOM AT GRANDMOTHERS ACCIDENTLY HAD A FIREPLACE METAL GRATE FALL ONTO LT FOREARM;FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT STATES FIREPLACE GRATE CAME LOOSE & CUT (R) FOREARM DX;* SKIN TEAR (R) FOREARM ( NO FIRE, NO FIRE DEPT. LISTED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| LOWER ARM LAC, PT INJURED ARM ON A FIREPLACE GRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT FELL IN HIS YARD, STRUCK ARM ON RUSTY METAL FIREPLACE GRATE. DX-LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 37 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FIREPLACE POLER AT FRIEND'S HOUSE CONTUSION FOREARM |
| 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: 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: 07/01/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE SCREEN DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Other fireplaces |
| PATIENT RIDING ON MOM'S BACK PLAYING "HORSEY", FELL OFF AND CAUGHT SELF ON FIREPLACE GLASS, OR FIREPLACE AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| FIREPLACE SCREEN FELL LANDING ON PT'S L ARM. RULE OUT FX FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT WITH BURNS TO RT ARM FROM OUTDOOR FIREPLACE GRILL, 1 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| DX:2% PT BURN R FOREARM. STANDING NEXT TO FIRE WHEN *** LOG EXPLODED D EPOSITING BURNING SOOT ON R FA. UNKNOWN IF FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2001 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2001 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Powered riding toys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2000 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Footlockers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2000 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/1998 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/1998 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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