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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 629
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 54YO FEMALE WITIH CHEMICAL INHALATION DUE TO DEFECTIVE HOT WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| DX SOB: C/O SOB; GAS WATER HEATER CHECKED TODAY & PT W TOLD NOT VENTED PROPERLY & ADVISED TO BE CHECKED OUT FO CO POISON'G; NUMBNESS LS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CO EXPOSURE.PT HAD CO POISONING FROM GAS WATER HEATER.PTS LEVEL WAS 1.3 . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WITH AMS FROM NEW GAS WATER HEATER THAT WAS INSTALLED IN HOME CAUSING CO LEVEL IN HOME 15PPM - PT @ COHG 3.1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters, Chimneys |
| MILD CO TOXICITY - 56 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER EXPOSURE TO PROPANE WATERH EATER FUMES - VENTED TO A CHIMNEY THAT WAS TOPPED OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - 60 YO MALE WAS VISITING A HOME WHERE A PROPA IN HOT WATER HEATER WAS IMPROPERLY VENTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT HAD A SORE THROAT FROM PUTTING OUT A FIRE INVOLVING A WATER HEATER A ND INSULATION. NO DOCUMENTATION ABOUT FD. DX: SMOKE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT. REPORTS ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM 220V WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX. ELECT RICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT CAME IN WITH SEVERE SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HAS HOT WATER TANK LEA K AND CARPET IS MOLDING CAUSING BREATHING PROBLEMS, DX: ASTHMA EXCEBA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PTS HOT WATER HEATER WAS LEAKING AT HOME TRIED TO FIX IT WHILE BENDING OVER PASSED OUT SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CO POISONING - 81 YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE GAS THIS MORNING F ROM A GAS WATER HEATER, MONITOR WENT OFF SHOWING LEVEL OF 66 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Water heaters |
| SHOCKED BY ELECTRICAL WIRE ON GAS WATER HEATER DX. ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2000 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/1999 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/1998 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/1997 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/1997 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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