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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 142
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT CUT HER HEAD ON EDGE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER @ HOME. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ONTO LEFT HAND. D: CONTUSION / HEMATOMA LEFT W RIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEAD WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PER PARENTS PATIENT SHORT OF BREATH AFTER EXPOSURE TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER NO FD NOTED. DX TRANSIENT BRONCHOSPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| AT RESTAURANT WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED;CHEM EXPO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER ACCIDENTALLY SET OFF DX. INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON PATIENT'S FINGER AT CENTER OF SCIENCE AND IND USTRY; FINGER FX., FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT DROPPED SMALL KITCHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOE AT HOME; TOE CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ONTO HEAD AT HOME (NO FI RE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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