Accidents - Charcoal - Year 2004 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	130
16-25 years old:	16
26-50 years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
GRABBED HANDFUL OF HOT ASH & CHARCOAL DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
PT WAS AT A CAMPFIRE LAST EVENING TRIPPED OVER A LOG AND WENT INTO SOME CHARCOALS SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
PT INJURED WHEN COOKING STEAKS ON GRILL AND PICKED UP PEICE OF CHARCOAL DX: 2 ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
36 YOM FELL INTO NOT CHARCOAL WHILE CAMPING BURN HAND NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal
PT PUT HANDS IN HOT ASHES OF CHARCOAL. D: BURNS RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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