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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 121
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/03/2002 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT WITH EAR PAIN SINCE SPLATTER FROM WELDING WENT INTO EAR 1 WEEK AGO. ALSO HAS HEADACHE, FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS. D: VIRAL SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS EAR. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT EXTERNAL EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| AT HOME WELDING, FELT PIECE OF HOT METAL DOWN L EAR. DX. SMALL BURN TO L EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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