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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,137
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 57YOF COMPLAINING OF A HEADACHED SHE THINKS HER FURNACE IS LEAKING, PATIENT REFUSED A VENOUS BLOOD GAS TEST;POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 62YOM C/O FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN RT EYE, INJURY SUSTAINED YESTERDAY WHILE CLEANING A FURNACE, DEBRIS GOT INTO EYE. DX - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 65YOF TO ER FOR CO EXPOSURE, NEW FURNACE PLACED TWO WEEKS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 53YOM, EXPOSED TO FUMES MALFUNCTION FURNACE, NOW WITH N&V THEN SYNCOPED A/W SOB, CO LVL WAS 73 PPM>>CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 87YOF EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE MALFUNCTIONING FURNACE AT HOME, FIRE DEPT LOW O2 LEVELS IN HOME, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN 1.1* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 80 YR OLD FEMALE WITH CO POISONING FROM FAULTY FURNACE AT HOME ALSO SUF FERED AN MI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 87YOM EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE MALFUNCTIONING FURNACE AT HOME FIRE D EPT CHECKED HOME LOW OXYGEN LEVELS CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN 0.6* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 51 Y/O/M FIXING FURNACE AT HOME AND HOSE BROKE PT SPRAYED WITH HOT LIQU ID INJURED THIGH DX/ RT THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 83YOM HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE WORKING ON FURNACE DX: FX RADIAL STYLOID , FX RT MAXIILLA, FX RT ORBIT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 65YOF C/O HEADACHES, VOMITING & WEAKNESS X 3 DAYS, LIVES IN HOUSE WITH BROKEN FURNACE. DX - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| BILAT CORNEAL ABRASION.53YOM WAS LIGHTING A FURNACE AND IT FLASHED AND BURNED EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 83YOM LUMBAR STRAIN DEVELOPED PAIN WHEN WORKING ON FURNACE AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| FACIAL BURN.67YOM LIT FURNACE AND IT FLASHED AND BURNED FACE.NO FIRE DE PT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Other furnaces, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| DISLOCATION @ THE MIP JOINTS 4TH, 5TH TOES L FOOT: 70YOM MOVING FURNACE ON A DOLLY, ACCID. HYPEREXTENDED TOES, 4TH & 5TH TOES DISLOCATED,L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 67YOM WAS WORKING ON THE FURNACE AND THE NEXT DAY HIS ARM HURT DX: RT ARM EDEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 66YOF FELL AND HIT FACE ON FURNACE DX: CHI. ETOH INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| CARBON MONOXIDE POSIONING.83YOF HAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH FURNACE AND HA VING HEADAHES AND VOMITTING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 69YOM WORKING ON A FURNACE&STRUCK HEAD ON A CORNER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 64YOF CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL N THE FURNACE ...LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 59YOM CLEANING OUT FURNAS FELT SOMEITH IN EYE...FB TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 59YOM WAS LIGHTING PILOT TO FURNACE AND SUSTAINED BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 54YOF WAS WALKING UP STAIRS AND LAC FINGER ON A FURNACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 69 YR OLD MALE DEVELOPED CO EXPOSURE AT HOME CHANGING PIPE IN FURNACE W ITH 35 LEVEL AND TRANSF TO MASS EYE AND EAR HYPERBARIC CHAMBER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| 51 YR OLD FEMALE WITH FAULTY FURNACE AT HOME DEVELOPED HEADACHE,NAUSEA FOR 3 DAYS-CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other furnaces |
| FINGER LAC-63YOM-CUT ON A FURNACE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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