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Accidents - Boilers - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:80Upper Trunk:70
Face:69All Of Body:31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/16/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
BOILER FLAME BLEW UP INTO FACE. DX. BURN TO FACE AND HEAD, SMOKE INHALA TION. NO FD MENTIONED. *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
WAS BURNING WOOD AND OPENED DOOR OF BOILER INHALED FUMES ANOXIA #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Boilers
PT DROPPED A BOILER ON HIS CHEST. DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
LACERATION SCALP-STOOD UP INTO VENT ON "BOILER" CUT SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Boilers
P/W COUGHT, SOB S/P FUNNY SMELL IN THE BASEMENT, FROM BROKEN BOILER " TOXIC INHALATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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