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Accidents - Other fireplaces - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,354
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:222Face:181
Hand:172Upper Trunk:162
Wrist:142Lower Trunk:90
Lower Arm:79Ankle:79
Lower Leg:76Shoulder:71
Toe:30Eyeball:15
Upper Arm:14Finger:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
P/W BURNT TO HANDS&THIGHS P FALLING ASLEEP INFRONT OF FIREPLACE " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2006Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL AGAINST FIRE PLACE AND INJ. SHOULDER; RT. SHOULDER CONTUSION. NO F IRE; NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
PT C/O LFT ARM PAIN. PT HIT ARM ON FIRE PLACE. DX RADIAL HEAD FRACT RAD IUS CONT ELBOW., NOT FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other fireplaces
PUTTING LOGS IN FIREPLACE, CHEST PAIN DX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/14/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL ASLEEP NEXT TO FIREPLACE, BURNT BOTH HANDS&LEGS " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
PATIENT WAS THROWING WOOD INTO FIREPLACE AT HOME, MASHED FINGER. DX-FRACTURE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL ON FIREPLACE/FACIAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
L HAND LAC, SUTURED: PUTTING GLASS PANEL BACK INTO FIREPLACE, CUT HAND ON METAL PART OF GLASS PANEL NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other fireplaces
59 YO F PAIN TO ARMS AFTER PUSHING AND PULLING TO PUT HOOKS IN MANTLE OF FIRE PLACE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other fireplaces
PT AT HOME CLEANING FIREPLACE LAC L HAND NO FIRE OR FD INVOLVED / DX ACUTE AVULSION L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
PT TRIPPED AND FELL SIDEWAYS, HIT ARM ON WALL OF FIREPLACE, FX UPPER AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2006Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
PT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF FIREPLACE AND SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE. + FD. DX: BURNS PARTIAL THICKNESS OVER ENTIRE BACK 13%.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/05/2006Age: 92 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other fireplaces
92 YO FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FIREPLACE HEAD INJURY---NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/05/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FOREHEAD LAC-FELL-HIT BRICK FIREPLACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other fireplaces
PT HIT TOE ON BRICK FIREPLACE.DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/09/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
TRIPPED OVER FIREPLACE&FELL HITTING FACE " LIP LAC" + "NOSE FX'+" FACIAL CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2006Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT WALKED INTO FIREPLACE SURROUND AND CUT LEG DX: L LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
52 YO FELL STRUCK FACE ON FIREPLACE LAC FACE-NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELT DIZZY AND FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE, DX: SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
FIBULA FX-FELL OFF STEP OF FIREPLACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2006Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: SLIPPED ON HEARTH OF FIREPLACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT CUT HIS L WRIST ON THE DOOR OF HIS NEW FIREPLACE LACERATION L WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2006Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
SLIPPED AND FELL INTO A FIREPLACE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Other fireplaces
BACK HEMATOMA - FELL,HITTING BACK ON FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2006Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL AND HIT FIREPLACE. DX: R HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
LOWER LEG ABS-FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2006Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL STRINKING SHARP CORNER OF FIREPLACE HEARTH. DX: SAH/SDH, 4 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/01/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
PT BURNED FACE WHILE LIGHTING FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2006Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
BRINGING IN FIREWOOD AND TRIPPED HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF HEARTH LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
RIB FX. PT FELL AGAINST THE EDGE OF A FIREPLACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other fireplaces, Rugs or carpets
WALKING IN LIVING ROOM AND SLIPPED ON CARPET AND STRUCK HEAD ON FIREPLA CE CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND CONTUSIONS/LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Other fireplaces
POKING THE FIREPLACE, A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO EYE " FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2006Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
S/P FALL, STRUCK HEAD ON BRICK FIREPLACE DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR FX LOWER LEG AFTER FELL FROM FIREPLACE WHEN STANDI NG ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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