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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| WHILE DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE, PIECE OF CLOTH FELL, LANDED ON CANDLE, STARTED TO BURN, WAS NEAR TREE,PT PICKED CLOTH UP, BURNED HAND,NO F.D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| PT WAS COOKING W/GREASE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE & THREW A WET TOWEL ON TOP WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: BURNS BILAT HANDS, CHEST, ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 16 years | 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: Towels or cloths, Cookware |
| HOLDING PAN W/DISH TOWEL BURN HAND WHEN TOWEL SLIPPED OFFBURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| FELT SHARP SHOOTING PAIN IN R HAND THAT STAARTED WHILE SHE WAS WRINGIN G OUT CLOTH AT HOME DX R HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Washing machines |
| PT C/O PAINFUL R HAND AND R 5TH DIGIT OF R HAND, WAS REMOVING CLOTHS FR OM WASHER MACHINE AND LID SLAMMED ON R HAND. DX. CONTS R HAND, 4&5 FI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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