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Accidents - Other furnaces - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 528
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:194Hand:101
Finger:101Lower Arm:62
Head:53Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/23/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Other furnaces
63 YOF PRESENTS WITH FAMILY AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE FROM NEWLY I NSTALLED FURNACE. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISIONING, ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2009Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other furnaces
FINGER LAC-90 Y/O M-CUT ON FURNACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Other furnaces
? CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-57 Y/O F-FD @ PT'S HOUSE TO CHECK FOR EXPOSU RE FROM FURNACE-NO COHB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other furnaces
LIGHTING FURNACE AND IT EXPLODED. DX-FIRST AND SECOND DEPREE BURNS LOWE R ARM FIRST DEGREE BURN FACE, GAS INHALATION #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/18/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other furnaces
WAS WALKING HER DOG AND TRIPPED HIT HEAD ON FURNACE IN GARAGE DX- SCAL P LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2009Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other furnaces
PATIENT PUT RT HAND INTO A FURNACE, FELT A STINGING SENSATION, THINKS HE MAY HAVE BEEN BITTEN BY A SPIDER. DX-POSS. SPIDER BITE-RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other furnaces
CLEANING OUT WOOD FURNACE ,FILLED TUBE IN BURNER WITH GAS AND FLAMES CA ME SHOOTING OUT BURNING FACE,NECK AND CHEST WITH 15%TBSA ,UNK FIRE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/27/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other furnaces
PT HIT HEAD ON SHARP EDGE OF FURNACE DX;; CONTUSION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2009Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Other furnaces
75YOF IN HER HOME SMELLED GAS CALLED GAS COMPANY,WHO TAGGED FURNACE FOR CARBON MONOXIDE;ELEVATED CREATININE,1.4 / 1.1;CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other furnaces
REACHING INTO FURNACE TO LITGHT IT 7 IT FLASHED. PT CAUGHT BACK OF HAN D ON CORNER WHEN HE WAS PULLING HAND OUT. LAC LL HAND 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other furnaces, Stepladders
76 YOM WAS REPAIRING HIS FURNACE AND THE STEPLADDER COLLAPSED, PT GRABB ED SOMETHING TO STEADY SELF, LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other furnaces
SMOKE IN HOUSE, FURNACE BLEW UP BURNING FACE AND HANDS, HOUSE LEVELED ; HE WENT TO CHECK FURNACE WHEN IT BLEW,5% TBSA BURNS,FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/24/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Other furnaces
PT TO ER WITH C/O OF HEADACHE,NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS, FOUND OUT SHE HAD C O LEAK IN HOME, FURNASE TURNED OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other furnaces
PT HIT THUMB ON THE CORNER OF A FURNACE DX: THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Other furnaces, Heaters or heating systems
REPORTS GRADUAL ONSET OF CHEST WALL PAIN S/P WENT TO TURN OFF THE HEATE R&BLACK SMOKE/SOOT CAME OUT OF THE FURNANCE>> SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Other furnaces
REPROTS HER FURNACE BROKE YESTERDAY, HAD IT FIXED THEN BROKE AGAIN TODA Y, NOW FEELING DIZZY, NAUSE,H/A&CHEST PAIN >>VERTIGO/CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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