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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 196
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT DX FX LT 4TH FINGER - FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON RT HAND AND FINGERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT ACCID DROPPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON HER R GREAT TOE. HAS PAIN. NO A CTIVE FIRE. DX R GREAT TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| RUNNING AT CHURCH AND FELL INTO A FIRE EXTINGUSIHER. DX LACERATION R FA AND UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| DAD DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN PANTRY AND IT FELL ONTO CHILD'S FOOT. D: FOOT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS IN "***" WITH DAD WHEN HE PULLED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFFTHE SHEL F AND IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. HAS FOREHEAD LAC. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS @ SCHOOL HIT HEAD ONTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOW WITH LACERATION. DX HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PULLED FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFF WALL;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| SITTING IN A CAR @ GAS STATION WHEN SOME ONE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED FIRE A LARM, THEN WHITE POWEDER CAME SHOWERING DOWN FROM EXTING>>CHE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER;DX CRUSHED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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