Accidents - Fire extinguishers - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,463
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	355
6-15 years old:	277
16-25 years old:	79
26-50 years old:	626
50+ years old:	123

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	598	Face:	192
Toe:	170	Foot:	141
Hand:	123	Wrist:	84
All Of Body:	76	Knee:	31
Upper Trunk:	15	Lower Arm:	15
Mouth:	6	Finger:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PULLED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ONTO FOOT SENT BY PCP AND REFERRED TO ER-DX FO OT BRUISED/WALKING W/LIMP, CONTUSION/FX FOOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT SUST LAC TO FACE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS STANDING & HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP AFTER HITTING HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX: FORE HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT SUST FXD HAND WHEN FIRE EXTINUISHER FELL ON IT#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT HEAD ON EXTINGUISHER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
DROPPED EXTINGUISHER ON FOOT/FOOT CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
19 MO OLD MALE WAS WALIKING & TRIPPED, HIS MOUTH HIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER- NO LOC, BUT BLEEDING FROM TOOTH. DX: DENTAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fire extinguishers, Elevators or other lifts
58 YO MALE HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHER GO OFF IN ELEVATOR AND GOT SCARED CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fire extinguishers, Manual cleaning equipment
PT C/O L FOOT HURTING AFTER FIRE EXTRINGUISHER FELL ON IT 2 WKS AGO, PT ALSO C/O L SHOULDER PAIN FROM MOPPING DX: L FOOT & L SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM AFTER A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
37 YO FEMALE HIT HAND ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHEN TRYING TO STOP SOMEONE FROM FALLING - ABRASION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT HIT LT WRIST ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER DX: CONTUSIONS LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fire extinguishers
LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT PRACTICING ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND INJURED WRI ST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
CONTUSED FOOT,FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
21 YO MALE HIT KNEE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER LAST NIGHT CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS LAUNDRY MAT WITH MOM PULLED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WHICH FELL ONTO RIGHT HAND SMASHING 4-5 FINGER. DX RIGHT FITH FINGER FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FEEL OFF ITS HOLDER ONTO RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers, Refrigerators
CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 2 YO MALE SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN A FIRE EXTING UISHER FELL OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATON ONTO CHILD - NO LOC - ALSO LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS BENDING OVER AND STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER C LOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
FELL ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DX; LAC. SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
TOE FX-DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	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, Cookware
PT TRIED TO PUT OUT GREASE FIRE W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO NO AVAIL & THEN GRABBED THE PAN. FD NS. DX: 2% TBSA BURN R HAND, SUPERF THIGH/FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
CHILD PUSHED BY FRIEND AND STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER GLASS CASIN G. NO LOC. D:SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT-CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
CHI, CUT SCALP, FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
47 YO DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON FOOT CONTUSION FOOT--NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
TOE LAC-DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY A DISLODGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WAS 3 FT ABOVE HIS HEAD, ON THE WALL- DIZZY, NAUSEA-NO LOC. DX: CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers, Containers
CONTUSION FH - 30 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH BUMP ON FOREHEAD - REPORTS SH E WALKED INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE CARRYING BOXES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
TOXIC EFFECT OTHER GASES-@ GROUP HOME-EXPOSED TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER GASE S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
BANGED HEAD INTO SUPPORT FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT MUSEUM ON FIELD TRIP, D- LACERATION HEAD, CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT AT THE DETOX CENTER AND STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISH ER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2007	Age: 9 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
C/O PT STATES HIT HEAD UP AGAINST FIRE EXTENGUHER BOX DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOE AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fire extinguishers
1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE,SMOKE INHALATION.PT WAS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE IN HER HOUSE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER,BURNING FACE.? FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
PT SITTING AT SCHOOL WHEN A FRIEND ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED A FIRE EXTINGUISH ER OFF THE WALL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH LACERATIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
CONT. R FOOT, PT GOT HURT W/A FALLING FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM A WALL IN THE GROUP HOME, SIGNED AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
RUNNING IN MOTEL HALL HIT SIDE OF FACE ON FIRE EXTINQUISHER CASE CONTUS ION....NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT LEANED AGAINST GLASS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT UNIVERSITY AND HAND WEN T THROUGH GLASS. D:HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT FRACTURED A TOE BY DROPPING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. (NO FIRE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fire extinguishers
~PT HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT THE STORE, STARTED VOMITING WITH D IARRHEA AFTER, NO LOC; FOREHEAD HEMATOMA, GASTROENTERITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT CLEANING HOUSE AND DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH WENT OFF SPRAYING CHEMICAL INTO FACE. D:CHEMICAL IRRITATION TO THROAT S/P FIRE EXTINGUISH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers, Footwear
PT WEARING SANDLES WHEN SHE DROPPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ONTO LEFT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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