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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 373
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| FELL AT HOME, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HUMDIFIER/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Humidifiers, Beds |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF BED AND HIT FACE ON HUMIDIFIER. D:CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| 54 YOM COMES TO ER COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LT. EAR. STATES HE SLEEPS BY HUMIDIFIER WHICH SPRAYED WATER INTO LT. EAR. OTITIS EXTERNA, LEFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| =84YOM FELL AT HOME HITTING FACE ON HUMDIFIER DX/HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN LIFTING HUMIDIFIER 2 WEEKS AGO, ACUTE BACK PA IN SECONDARY TO LATISSUMUS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 77 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| R BICEPS HEMATOMA - ARM PAIN AFTER LIFTING WAER TANK TO HUMIDIFIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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