Accidents - Outdoor patio heaters or firepits - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	79
Year 2008:	73

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 61 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: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT FELL INTO FIRE PIT AND INJURED FOREARM.NO FD ATTENDED. DX: RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION, 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits, Alcohol
PT WAS INTOXICATED AND FELL INTO A FIRE PIT , FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT ELBOW, FOREARM, WRIST AND HAND, TRANS TO BURN CTR, ALCOHOL .245
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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