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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Vaporizers |
| 78YMC BURNED WRIST ON HOT STEAM FROM VAPORIZER WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND PUT ARM OVER VAPORIZER/BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | 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: Vaporizers, Ceilings and walls |
| CARRYING VAPORIZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST WALL STRIKING HEAD RESU LTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Vaporizers, Hot water |
| BURN ANKLE - VICTIM AT HOME WAS CHANGING THE WATER IN HER VAPORIZER AND HOT WATER DRIPPED ON HER LEFT INNER ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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