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Accidents - Gas-burning fireplaces - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 254
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:155Finger:71
All Of Body:15Face:11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/22/2007Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces, Fireplace equipment
DAD WATCHING PT IN LIVING ROOM WITH GAS FIREPLACE ON, HAS MESH SCREEN, PT CRUISING FELL INTO MESH BURNING FACE/HANDS;2ND BURNS FACE/HANDS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/19/2007Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
BURNED FINGERS ON GAS FIREPLACE/ THERMAL BURNS RIF, RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT BURNED HAND ON GAS FIREPLACE LAST NIGHT DX// RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2007Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT PLACED HANDS ON HOT GAS FIREPLACE GLASS. DX: 2.25% TBSA INTERMEDIATE THICKNESS BURNS BILAT HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/23/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PATIENT RUNNING AROUND HOUSE BEING CHASED BY BROTHER, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON GAS STARTER TO FIREPLACE; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT FELL AGAINST GAS FIREPLACE GLASS WHILE DANCING. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN L HAND/WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2007Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
23 MOF TOUCHED OUTSIDE OF GAS FIREPLACE THAT WAS HOT SUSTAINING BURNS T O BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT TOUCHED GAS FIREPLACE. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT WAS @ HOME PT PLACED RIGHT HAND ON GAS FIREPLACE WINDOW NOW HAS3 SM ALL BLISTERS TO PALM OF HAND. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces, Carbon monoxide detectors
CO DETECTOR WENT OFF IN HOUSE WITH FUMES FROM PROPANE GAS FIREPLACE CAU SING MINOR EXPOSURE AND HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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