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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 384
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| BURNS UPPER ARM - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BILATERAL UPPER ARM BURNS FROM WELDING IN A TANK TOP SHIRT TODAY - HAS BLISTERING - 1ST DEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURN L UPPER ARM - BURNED ARM WHEN WELDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PT C/O BURN TO SD/ARM. PT WAS WELDING WHEN HIS SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE.(NO FI RE DEPARTMENT PRESENT)DX UPPER LIMB 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LFT TORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 55 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| BURN UPPER ARM - PATIENT WAS BURNED BY WELDING TORCH AT HOME - LARGE RE D, BLISTERED WEEPING AREA ON UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| SUSTAINED BURNS TO UPPER ARM WHILE WELDING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WELDING AND RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS UPPER ARM.DX-2ND DEGREE B URNS LEFT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Welding equipment, Day wear |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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