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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 441
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING CHEST ON LEDGE OF FIREPLACE AT HOME DX: MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME HIT FACE ON FIREPLACE DX// FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces, Alcohol |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 94 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER TRIPPING AND FALLING IN TO STONE FIREPLACE IN HOUSE - ADMITS TO "A GOOD SIZED SCOTCH" DRINK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT RECEIVED ABRASION TO ELBOW WHEN HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL ONTO BRICK HEARTH OF FIREPLACE AT HOME HITTING ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| 91YOF WAS HOME FELL HITTING HEAD ON A STONE FIREPLACE; HEMATOMA HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT WAS WALKING BAREFOOT & HIT TOE AGAINST FIREPLACE HEARTH AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT LITTLE TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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