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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 435
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON FIREPLACE SCREEN AT HOME NO FIRE INVOLVED DX HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT BURNED THIGH ON ANDIRON AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Guns |
| PT WAS SITTING NEXT TO PRESTO LOG FIRE OILING HIS GUN. SPRAYED OIL & IT IGNITED. +FD. DX: 14% TBSA FULL THICKNESS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| BUMPED 4TH-5TH TOE ON FIREPLACE TOOLS BASE, DX; L 5TH TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 55 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: Fireplace equipment |
| 55 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER ANDIRON AND FELL BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 81YOM CONT L KNEE ON IRON GRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 69 YOM HAD PUNCTURE ON L THUMB FROM FIREPLACE GRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 51 YOF BURNED HANDS REMOVING FIREPLACE GRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment, Other fireplaces |
| PT WAS GOING TO CLOSE FIREPLACE SCREEN WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO F IREPLACE SLATE STRIKING FOREHEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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