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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| 3YOM FELL INTO GAS FIREPLACE AND HIT HEAD. LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: 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: 08/23/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: 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: 12/19/2006 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| BURN FACE - 10 MOF FOUND PLAYING NEAR GAS FIREPLACE HAVING SUSTAINED 2N D DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT CHEEK, NOSE, RIGHT HAND, NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| PT CRAWLED UP TO GAS FIREPLACE. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS NOSE/L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2001 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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