Accidents - Other fireplaces - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,032
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	326	Upper Trunk:	176
Face:	172	Finger:	95
All Of Body:	69	Ear:	69
Lower Arm:	15	Unkown:	15
Toe:	15	Eyeball:	15
Lower Trunk:	15	Upper Arm:	15
Hand:	15	Mouth:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL, HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE DX; SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces, Chairs
TRIPPED OVER FIREPLACE AND STRUCK ARM OF CHAIR MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
PT TOUCHED GLASS SCREEN ON FIREPLACE WHICH WAS HOT AND BURNED FINGER TIPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
PT TRIPPED AND FELL LAST WEEK HITTING CHEST ON FIREPLACE DX: LT CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces, Seasonal decorations
RADIUS/ MC FXS-FELL OFF FIREPLACE LEDGE WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECO RATIONS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
PT WAS PLACING LOGS IN FIREPLACE WHEN NASAL O2 CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS FACE 1%, O2 DEPEND COPD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL BACK INTO FIREPLACE. DX: THORACIC STRAIN/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
63 YOF STUBBED RIGHT 5TH TOE ON A FIREPLACE SUSTAINING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL AND HIT HEARTH OF FIREPLACE AT HOME. DX. LAC FACE, MULTIPLES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
74 YOF WAS WALKING IN HER LIVING ROOM; STUMBLED AND FELL; HIT FACE ON FIREPLACE. LACERATION OF FACE. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Other fireplaces
WALKED INTO FIREPLACE/SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL, HIT FOREHEAD ON FIREPLACE DX; FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
DX CONTUSION RIGHT HIP: FELL AND STRUCK HIP ON FIREPLACE AT HOME NO FD INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL & HIT HEAD ON ROCK FIREPLACE DX SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other fireplaces
PATIENT WAS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN SHE TRIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON FIREPLACE BRICK. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 84 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 fireplaces
RECENT FREQUENT FALLS, FELT WEAK, LEGS GAVE OUT&FELL HITTING HEAD ON FI REPLACE " LAC/HYPOGLYCEMIA''
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT.INJ.SCALP AT HOME WHEN BECAME DIZZY & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO FIREPLACE, NO L.O.C. DX; LAC.SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL,, HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Other fireplaces
PT HOUSE FILLED WITH SMOKE WHEN FIREPLACE CLOGGED PT SOB DX// SMOKE INHALATION RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other fireplaces
PATIENT FELL ON THE FIREPLACE AT HOME. DX-CHI, LACERATION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE DX// LEFT EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL ON FIREPLACE HEARTH,INJURED SHOULDER FX LT HUMERAL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
51 YOF BURN TO R END DIGIT ON FIREPLACE E DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE. DX: FACIAL LACS, L KNEE PX, L ELBOW PX, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
66 YO BURN HAND ON FIREPLACE---NO FD INVOLVEMENT BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces, Rugs or carpets
51 YOF HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE AFTER TRIPPING ON RUG SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE/LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL INTO FIREPLACE CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL INTO FIREPLACE TRYING TO HELP DAUGHTER WHO ALSO FELL RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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