Accidents - Fire extinguishers - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,517
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	125
6-15 years old:	712
16-25 years old:	858
26-50 years old:	588
50+ years old:	232

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	549	Head:	542
Face:	270	All Of Body:	248
Toe:	217	Eyeball:	175
Finger:	162	Ankle:	141
Upper Trunk:	75	Knee:	75
Hand:	22	Lower Arm:	15
Upper Arm:	15	Wrist:	6

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: 12/13/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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
PT STATES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON KNEE DX: CONTUSION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT STATES FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON PTS FOOT, FX TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM BUMPING INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT RUNNING AT *** AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER LACERATION SCALP 4YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
43YOF BUMPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFF THE WALL AND IT FELL ONTO RIGHT AN KLE CONTUSION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
17 YOF, HIT CHEST WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER, CONTUSION CHEST, NO FIRE, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED IN FACE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEMICAL, IR RITATION TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers, Glass doors or doors with glass panels
FELL WALKING THRU REVOLVING DOOR AND HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER RESU LTING IN HEADACHE AND CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
21YO M, FOOT PAIN S/P FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT DX: FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT HAND ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX.FOREIGN BODY R 5TH FINGER.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL AND HIT HEAD AT LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE HEAD CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 52 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
INHALATION TOXIC FUMES-52 Y/O M-GOT SPRAYED W/A FIRE EXTINGUISHER-@ GAS STATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT SPRAYED FIRE EXTINGUISHER FOR CHEM. FIRE, POWDER CAME OUT & PT BREAT HED IT IN DX;# TOXIC EXPOSURE, FIRE EXTINGUISHER (NO FIRE DEPT LISTED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fire extinguishers
SPRAIN ANKLE, SMOKE INHALATION, PT'S APARTMENT WAS ON FIRE, TRIED TO GET TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND KICKED IT, UNKNOWN IF FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/02/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
HE WAS RUSHING DOWN THE HALL, AT SCHOOL, & HIT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, CUT SCALP- NO LOC. DX; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED ACCIDENTALLY AND HIT PT IN THE EYE. DX CH EMICAL BURN, CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXT. FELL ONTO FOOT CONT. FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
DX LAC UPPER ARM: P/W LAC R ARM. PT POOR HISTORIAN. +ETOH. FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASE & SHATTER GLASS FOUND. LG LAC-PARTIAL THICKNESS 7CM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALL OF A PUBLIC PLACE AND THERE WAS A BROKEN G LASS FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASING STRUCK ARM AGAINST IT LACERATION FOREARM
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: 08/23/2009	Age: 24 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
DX CONTU FOOT: KNOCK FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFF W LANDED ON LAT FOOT, HEMATOMA & SCRAPE TO FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire extinguishers
@ GAS STATION, A TRUCK HIT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER&PT WAS EXPOSED TO SMOKE WHILE IN A CAR NOW NOT ABLE TO SWALLOW W/O PAIN>>INHALATION INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
IN A CAR @ GAS STATION WHEN A TRUCK HIT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER SETTING IT OFF, EXPOSED TO THE SMOKE FOR 5 MIN, C/O SOB>>NAHCO3 EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS AT "***" WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ONTO HER R WRIST. HAS PAI N, BRUISE. NO ACTIVE FIRE. DX R WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	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 SUS CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
C/O FOOT PAIN, DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON FOOT. DX-LAC TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT STATES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT AT HOME DX: CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
7 Y O M HIT HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL CLOSED HEAD INJURY LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fire extinguishers
TOE SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA-DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fire extinguishers, Painting equipment, powered
HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE PAINTING. DX-ACUTE HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT ANGRY AT SCHOOL AND PUNCHED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF WALL AND HIT PTS HEAD. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS, SPRAYED IN FACE WITIH FIRE EXTINGUISHER UNK WHAT INTENTION WAS. UNK IF THERE WAS A FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 17 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
HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers, Dancing
GREAT TOE CT-FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT WHILE DANCING IN DANCE CLAS S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOE / NO FIRE REPORTED OPEN FRACTURE WITH PARTIAL AVULSION 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON PTS FOOT X4 DAYS OR X10 DAYS; TOE FRACTURE, O PEN WOUND OF TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 13 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
CUT HAND ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOOL. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT PLAYING WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT A STORE, FELL OFF WALL ON P ATIENT'S TOE; GREAT TOE FX., PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION/LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fire extinguishers, Elevators or other lifts
PT IN AN ELEVATOR WHEN A POWDER TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED- SOME KID WAS PLAYING AROUND GOT IN EYES CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fire extinguishers, Elevators or other lifts
PT IN AN ELEVATOR WHEN A POWDER TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED AND S OME GOT INTO EYES CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fire extinguishers
54YOM IS AN INVENTOR WAS WORKING ON AN AEROSOL FIRE EXTENGUISHER PROTOTYPE WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE;3RD DEGREE BURN RT INDEX FINGER;FD?
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 04/28/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
84YOF AT PERSONAL CARE HOME WAS IN HALL STRUCK HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER;SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT PUNCHED GLASS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX WITH RIGHT HAND AT HOME SUSTAINING A HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 12 years	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
DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON FOOT. DX FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH WITH COUGH AFTER INHALING FIRE EXTINGUISHER HE USED TO PUT OUT A FIRE FEE DAYS AGO>>BRONCHITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK, HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER--NO FD INVOLVEMENT CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT AT NEIGHBOR'S W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FD NS. DX: SMOKE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT STATES HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND INHALED FUMESS FROM FIRE EXTEINGUISHER DX ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT STATES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ONTO TOE LAST NIGHT DX: FRACTURED LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN FIRE EXTINGUISHER SUST LAC TO FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS PLAYING AT SHOPPING MALL AND GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT HAD NO PIN IN IT, SQUEEZED HANDLE AND GOT FOAM IN L EYE DX- CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS DRINKING & WAS DARED TO INHALE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SO HE DID DX: RESPIRATORY ARREST, ASPRIATION OF FIRE EXTINGUER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
13 Y/O HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL. DX-LAC. SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
10 Y/O HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXRINGUISHER AT SCHOL YESTERDAY, DIZZY WITH NAUSEA. DX-CHI.
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

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS AT SCHOOL AND BUMPED HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER C/O HEAD LACERA TION. DX: LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 20 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
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT DX: FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ONTO FOOT FX- MT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A CANDLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PT USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT FIRE OUT. SHE INHALED POWERED SUBSTANCE FROM EXT.DX. CHEMICAL EX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT. FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
MT FXS-TRYING TO LIFT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER-WHICH FELL ON PT'S FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
SCALP CONT. HIT BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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