Accidents - Fireplace equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 718
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 2000:	111
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	31
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	100
Year 2005:	76
Year 2007:	140
Year 2008:	30
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	63

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	70
6-15 years old:	217
16-25 years old:	41
26-50 years old:	325
50+ years old:	63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 76 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, Built-in fireplaces
76 YO F LOADING SOME LOGS INTO THE FIREPLACE WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER THE FIREPLACE POKER,FELL ONTO RT LOWER LEG,BLEEDING.DX 4CM LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireplace equipment
43 YOM HIT LEFT KNEE ON FIRE LOG FRACTURED TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT WAS POKED IN LEG W/FIRE POKER. DX: CALF PW.
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: 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: 07/01/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT. ACCIDENTLY BACKED AGAINST HOT METAL BAR OF CAMP FIRE PIT. DX. BURN L. LEG. 2 FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireplace equipment, Floors or flooring materials
PT CAUGHT LEG IN A GRATE AND FELL FROM STANDING POSITION ONTO CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 6 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: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
FELL ONTO FIREPLACE EQUIPMENT SHOVEL ADMITTED TO OR TO REPAIR LAC TO LE G
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 12/17/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT FELL TRIPPED ON GRATE INJURING LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
PT STATES WHILE HE WAS RUNNING HE FELL ON A LOG DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2001	Age: 15 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: Puncture
Product: Fireplace equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2000	Age: 5 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: Puncture
Product: Fireplace equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1997	Age: 8 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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