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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIED TO PUT OUT HOUSE FIRE.W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER & GARDEN HOSE. +FD. DX: FACIAL BURNS, BILAT HAND BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX ON WALL. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT RUNNING AT SCHOOL AND RAN FACE FIRST INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUSTAI NED A CONTUSION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| TRIPPED&FELL HITTING FOREHEAD AGAINST FIRE EXTINGUISHER HOOK >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FACIAL AND THROAT INJURY FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER GOING OFF. DX-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, FACIAL DERMATITIS, PHARYNGITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| RAN INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX. FOREHEAD LACERATION, HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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