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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 458
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 27 YR OLD MALE HIT IN ANKLE BY FALLING FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL CONT USING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| 10YOM PT AT SCHOOL WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL FROM WALL, HIT PT IN T HE L ANKLE. PAIN. NO ACTIVE FIRE. DX L ANKLE CONTUSION |
| 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: 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: 04/23/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT KICKED IN GLASS ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT 2 AM IN THE MORNING. D: ABRA SION, ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT DX LT ANKLE LINEAR ABRASION - S/P STRUCK BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH DIRECT BLOW TO ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| LACERATION ANKLE - 21 YOM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE A FTER KICKING GLASS COVER OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS MOVING FIRE EXTINGUSIHER, IT FELL AND HANDLE CUT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2001 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2001 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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