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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 41 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: Fire extinguishers |
| PT LIVES IN VAN WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND HE WAS RUMMAGING TO FIND FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FD NS. DX: SMALL 1/2 DEG BURNS TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT PUNCHED A GLASS WINDOW OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AT SCHOOL- NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT. PT'S RT HAND & FOREARM CUT. DX; RT HAND & FOREARM LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PARENTS STATE PT WAS RUNNING AND PLAYING, HIT BOTTOM OF FIRE EXTINGUISH ER, HITTING L HAND ON EXTINGUISHER. FX. L #3 METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HAND ACCIDENTALY WENT THROUGH FIRE EXTINGQUISHER WINDOW WAS FOOLING AR OUND IN MOTEL NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT PUT HAND THROUGH GLASS CASE TO GET FIRE EXTINGUISHER CAUSING HAND LAC........NO FIRE INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT PUNCHED FIR EXTINGUISHER OUT OF ANGER INJURING HAND DX:HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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