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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,563
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| LACERATION FINGER - 51 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER - DROPPED A PIECE OF WOOD ON FINGER WHEN LOADING WOOD STOVE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PICKED UP WOOD TO PUT IN STOVE AND HURT BACK BACK STRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PUNCTURED FINGER WITH SLIVER WHILE PUTTING WOOD IN STOVE AT HOME, HAS P UNCTURE WOUND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BURN THIGH - 67 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING INTO HOT WOODSTOVE CAUSI NG BURNS TO BILATERAL THIGHS - 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| CRUSH INJURY WHILE PUTTING WOOD INTO OUTDOOR WOOD BURNER/ SUBUNGUAL HEM ATOMA LMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WOOD STOVE. DX: SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| BENDING OVER WOOD BURNING STOVE, LBP DX: INTRACTABLE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT HIT FACE ON CORNER OF CAST IRON WOOD BURNING STOVE. DX. EYEBROW LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT BURNED HAND ON WOOD STOVE. DX: L FINGERTIPS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT HAS WOOD STOVE INSTALLED 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT HAD WOOD STOVE INSTALLED PAST 2 MONTHS AND HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| FELL AGAINST WOOD STOVE - CUT ON SHEET METAL HEAT REFLECTOR 6 CM ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT WAS MOVING WOOD STOVE WHICH DROPPED ONTO FINGER. DX: TRAUMATIC L SECOND FINGER AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Day wear |
| PULLING WIFE'S SOCKS&LOST BALANCE&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK AGAINST G RANIT GROUND STOVE>>HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 58YMC HUNTING IN COLORADO HAD WOOD BURNING STOVE IN CABIN C/O EYE IRRITATION AND BURNING/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT CLEANING COAL STOVE AND IT FELL ON HIS TOE DX// LEFT GREAT TOE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN LOG AND WOOD STOVE/ FX LAC RT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| FELL BACK , STRUCK WOODSTOVE WHILE LOADING WOOD INTO IT/ ABRASION UPPER BACK, LT ELBOW, KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT STATES WAS "PUTTING WOOD IN HER WOOD BURNING STOVE" WHEN A PIECE HIT HER LEG DX LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PELVIC FX-GROUND LEVEL FALL-FELL WHILE PUTTING WOOD INTO WOOD BURNER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| WAS AROUND WOOD STOVE THIS EVENING AND DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH. D X BRONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Chimneys |
| PT THINKS CARBON MONOXIDE POISON STATED WOOD STOVE IN HOUSE, CHIMNEY LE AKING. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Chimneys |
| PT USING WOOD STOVE IN HOUSE, CHIMNEY LEAKING. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXP OSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| WOOD BURNING STOVE W/ A WET LOG TOUCHING STOVE STARTED TO SMOLDER WHILE ASLEEP INHALATION SMOKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| CUT ON ASH PAN FROM WOOD STOVE/ LAC RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| HURT WRIST WHILE PUTTING WOOD IN WOOD STOVE AT HOME. DX; STRAIN WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Rugs or carpets |
| WOOD STOVE CAUGHT RUG ON FIRE, UNK IF FD ON SCENE DX SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 74 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: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Rugs or carpets |
| WOOD STOVE CAUGHT RUG ON FIRE, UNK IF FD ON SCENE DX SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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