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Accidents - Fire extinguishers - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:162All Of Body:37
Face:27Foot:6
Hand:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/16/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT TOUCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AT MOM'S WORK, RESULTED IN FALLING O N PATIENT; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER WENT OFF IN FACE DX: AMMONIUM EXPOSURE/ FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
FOOT CONTUSED, FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2005Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON HEAD AT DAYCARE. SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2005Age: 1 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON CITY BUS WENT OFF, PT WAS EXAMINED " TOXIC INHALATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2005Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fire extinguishers
EXPOSED TO DRY POWDRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WENT OFF ON CITY BUS." TOXIC INHALTION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT DAYCARE FELL AND HIT PATIENT'S HAND, HAND IS SWO LLEN AND BRUISED; HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
PT RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON WALL. DX: EYEBROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT TRIPPED AND STRUCK FACE OFF OF A FIRE EXTIGUISHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2005Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers, Vacuum cleaners
MOM RETRIEVED VACUUM FROM CLOSET AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL & HIT PT IN HEAD. DX: CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
FELL IN *** STORE & HIT FACE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ACUTE LACLT EYEBROW & HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT C/O FIE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON HIS HEAD AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT SCHOOL. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT *** YESTERDAY, HAS KNOT O N FOREHEAD; MINOR HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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