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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 33
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters, Carbon monoxide poisonings |
| WATER HEATER LEAKING GAS WITH HISSING SOUND NOISE. CHILD SLEEPING ALL DAY, AND MOM STOOD UP AND WAS LIGHTHEADED.DX.NON TOXIC GAS EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| BURNS - LAST NIGHT SPARKS FLEW OFF HOT WATER HEATER AND HIT PT ON BACK - NOW HAS SCATTERED SMALL RED AREAS. D: INSECT BITES NOT BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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: Water heaters |
| MOM STATES PT FELL AGAINST HOT WATER HEATER PIPES LAST WEEK. FULL THICK NESS THIGH 3 CM BURN KNEE. TRANS TO MMC BURN UNIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 5 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: Water heaters |
| A POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO CO BY A FAULTY HOT WATER HEATER TURNED OFF BY PGW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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