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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 323
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: HIT TOP OF HEAD ON METAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDLE .5 CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 36 YOM WHO IS DISABLED WAS STRUCK ON HEAD BY A FIRE EX TINGUISHER THAT FELL, WAS IN A STORE WHEN IT HAPPENED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HEAD LAC, PT JUMPING AROUND, STRUCK A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Slides or sliding boards |
| PT SEEN FOR HAED LAC AFTER SLIDING DOWN A SLIDE STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HE AD ON A FIRE EXTINGUSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 26 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: Fire extinguishers |
| PT HIT CORNER OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER BRACKET WITH HEAD. D:SCALP LACERATIO N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUNCTURE WOUN D SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD WHEN FELL ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT HIT HEAD AGAINST A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT RAN INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, LACERATED HEAD, NO F.D IN ATTENDANCE, NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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