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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,835
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	684	Face:	347
Lower Trunk:	132	Neck:	132
Lower Arm:	101	Elbow:	92
Shoulder:	91	Hand:	90
Upper Arm:	75	Foot:	69
Toe:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other fireplaces
THINKS SHE HIT HER ARM ON THE CORNER OF THE FIREPLACE. DX: SKIN TEAR TO LEFT ARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 74 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: Other fireplaces
74YOM, SUFFERED FROM SYNCOPAL EPISODE&FELL FROM STANDING POSITION HITTI NG FOREHEAD AGAINST THE FIREPLACE>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
67YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL BACKWARDS TWISTING RT FOOT ON FIRE HEARTH; FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
55 Y/O M FELL ON FIRE PLACE HEARTH STRIKING HEAD AT HOME DX: SCALP ABRASIONS AND LACERATION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces, Chairs
85 YOF SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF CHAIR AT CRACKER BARRELL, HIT SHOULDER ON FIREPLACE. DX-RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE, FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other fireplaces
CHI,SCALP LAC.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FIREPLACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 71 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
HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE MANTLE/ SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
73YO WHITE FEMALE HIT HAND ON A FIREPLACE, C/O HAND PAIN DX HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
ELBOW/ FOREARM SPRAINS-55 Y/O M-PAIN WHILE LIFTING HEAVY FIREPLACE FROM CAR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL & HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE. CERVICAL STRAIN, CONTUSION NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL ON FIREPLACE HEARTH AND INJURED HIP. DX: LEFT FEMMORAL NECK FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
TRIPPED OVER DOG LAST NIGHT & STRUCK R FOREHEAD AREA/SIDE OF HEAD ON A BRICK FIREPLACE DX CONTUSION R FOREHEAD *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT PRESENT TO ER FROM HOME WALKING AND FELL INTO THE FIREPLACE INJURING LOWER ARM- DX- LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL HIT ARM ON FIREPLACE AT HOME. DX ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
PT HAD FALL ON TUESDAY AND LANDED ON FIREPLACE HEARTH. C/O FLANK, RIB P AIN. DX:CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT TRIPPED AND FELL. HIT FIREPLACE LEDGE DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
HIT HEAD ON EDGE OF FIREPLACE SCALP LACERATION // NO FIRE OR FD RESPONSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other fireplaces
PT HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE A WEEK AGO, PT STILL HAS HEADACHE DX;# HEAD ACHE (NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT LISTED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 73 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
LEFT ARM FX. PT FELL INTO A BRICK FIREPLACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
TRIPPED OVER THE DOG&FELL HITTING ELBOWONTO FIRE PLACE >>SPRAIN/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON FIREPLACE 2 DAYS AGO NOW HAVING SLURRED SPEECH ...CONCUSSION....NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
MECHNICAL FALL , HIT HEAD AGAINTS FIREPLACE DX: SCALP LAC, CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL INTO A FIRE PLACE AT HOME ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJ URY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 83 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 fireplaces
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE DX: CHI, CONTUSION LT HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
SHOUDLER CONT. PT BENT OVER TO TURN OFF FIREPLACE AND FELL TO SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 84 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
PT STATES SHE PASSED OUT AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON FIREPLACE AT HOME DX- CHI SYNCOPE WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
PT KICKED FIREPLACE. DX: R PROXIMAL 2ND TOE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT TRIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HAND ON A FIREPLACE DX: DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE DX: NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
FIRE STARTED IN FIREPLACE AT HOME,SMOKE INHALATION AND BURNS TO FACE AN D NECK WITH 10% TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
PT TRIPPED AND FELL INTO FIREPLACE INJURING SHOULDER DX: ABRASION TO RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2009	Age: 68 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
68Y/O,F,FELL, HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE HEARTH, HAS BEEN FALLING SECONDARY TO BRAIN TUMOR, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, LAC. SCALP, BRAIN TUMOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces, Footwear
PT FELL OVER HER SLIPPERS STRUCK FACE ON THE FIRE PLACE SUSTAINED A KNE E AND FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
WHILE WALKING TO KITCHEN, SHE TRIPPED, FELL AND HIT HER NOSE ON FIREPL ACE. DX. LAC. BRIDGE OF NOSE, FX. NASAL, CONT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 58 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
RECLINER FELL OVER AND PT FELL OUT HITTING HEAD ON FIREPLACE. DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
CUT TO HEAD FELL HITTING CORNER OF FIREPLACE DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
LAC TO FOREHEAD, PT FELL AND HIT FIREPLACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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