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Accidents - Wood burning fireplaces - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 114
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Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:18
Year 1998:19
Year 2002:15
Year 2007:61
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:61Eyeball:19
Foot:18Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 02/22/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
FELL GOING FROM SITTING TO STANDING HIT HEAD ON A WOODEN FIREPLACE NO LOC MINOR HEAD INJURY LACERATION RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
BURN TO LEFT HAND - BURNED LEFT HAND ON FLAMES WHEN TRYING TO LIGHT CHI MINEA "FIRE DEPT NOT IN ATTENDANCE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/30/1998Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/1997Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wood burning fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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