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Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 878
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:209Hand:145
Upper Trunk:139Face:86
Head:86Lower Arm:69
Lower Leg:69Upper Leg:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PICKING UP FIREWOOD AND PUTTING IT IN BURNER DX TRAPEZIUS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2004Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
DIZZY AND FELL INTO A WOOD STOVE AND LAC FOREHEAD,CHIN AND EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2004Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
LOADING WOOD INTO STOVE - BOUNCED OFF CRUSHING FINGER FINGER FRACTURE / SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2004Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Gasoline
PT THREW GASLOLINE INTO WOOD BURNING STOVE; SEVERE LOW LEG BURNS DX: BURNS BILATERAL LOWER LEGS----FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/16/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT. GOT DIZZY, WENT TO SIT DOWN, AND PASSED OUT HITTING FACE ON WOOD- STOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
52YOM AT HOME LOADING WOODSTOVE CAUGHT HAND IN DOOR OF STOVE DX/2CM LAC L INDEX FINGER/DISTAL TIP FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
CAUGHT FINGER BETWENN PIECE OF WOOD AND WOOD FURNACE DOOR/ LACERATION LT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING INTO A WOOD BURNING HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
BURNS TO ABD & FINGERS;COPD/53YOM WITH SYNCOPAL EPISODES FELL AGAINST W OOD BURNING STOVE WHEN PASSED OUT 2 NIGHTS AGO. SOB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2004Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Chairs
78 YOM CHAIR COLLAPSED HIT WOOD STOVE LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Hot water
PUTTING WATER IN WOOD STOVE WHEN WATER SPILLED ON LT HAND. DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Nightwear
PT WAS STANDING AGAINST A WOOD STOVE WHEN HER NIGHTGOWN CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT NOT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT TOUCHED WOOD BURNING STOVE; TB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2004Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
TRIPPED 4 DAYS PRIOR - LANDED ON WOOD STOVE - HIT WOOD PILE 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO FOREARM & HAND / 2ND DEGREE TO CHEST & CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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