Accidents - Charcoal or wood-burning grills - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 200
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	5
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	6
Year 2007:	5
Year 2009:	31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT TOUCHED CHARCOAL BBQ GRILL. DX: R THUMB PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PICKED UP A PIECE OF HOT COAL FROM BBQ DX: R HAND 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO FINGER AND THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT. BURNED FINGERS ON OUTSIDE OF CHARCOAL GRILL DX: FINGERTIP 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT BURNED THUMB ON HOT GRILL. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THUMB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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