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Accidents - Pressurized containers - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,167
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:249Foot:201
Finger:173Toe:154
Hand:103Lower Leg:79
Upper Arm:71Lower Arm:59
Head:27Shoulder:15
Knee:15Ankle:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pressurized containers
BICIPITAL TENDON RUPTURE/54YOM C/O R ANTERIOR ELBOW/ARM PAIN WITH WEAKN ESS FOR 2 DAYS AFTER PICKING UP AIR TANK.HEARD A"POPPING"NOISE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2006Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pressurized containers, Alcohol
PT MOVING A KEG OF BEER STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
PT AT A PARTY AND DROPPED A HELIUM TANK ONTO RIGHT GREAT TOE FRACTURED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2006Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
HELIUM TANK -HELIUM BEING RELEASED CAUGHT FINGER LEFT 5TH FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2006Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pressurized containers
PT PULLED BACK WHEN LIFTING KEG LAST NIGHT. D:LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2006Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers, Alcohol
FULL KEG FELL ON PT'S HAND " FX'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2006Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO TOE AFTER DROPPING AN O2 TANK ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pressurized containers
PT WAS LIFTING BEER KEGS,PAIN SO BAD CAN HARDLY WALK DX LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
PT. DROPPED A BEER KEG ON L INDEX FINGER AT SCHOOL. DX. CONT, LAC, FX L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2006Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
DROPPED HYDROGEN TANK ON FINGERS AND SUSTAINED FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressurized containers
PT. SAYS SHE HIT AN OXYGEN TANK W/HER L FOOT LAST NIGHT. DX. CONT L FO OT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers, Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS IN THE SHOWER, AT HOME, & HAD A CAN OF SHAVING CREAM FALL ON HIS HEAD- NO LOC. DX; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2006Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pressurized containers
WHILE MOVING A BEER KEG, PT INVERTED ANKLE, SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressurized containers
RT HIP CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TANK AND TUBING AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressurized containers
CONTUSION R FOOT - DROPPED KEG OF BEER ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Pressurized containers, Motor vehicles or parts
TAKING NITROUS OXIDE TANK OFF CAR @ FRIEND'S HOUSE , ARM GOT BLASTED DX CHEMICAL BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressurized containers
DROPPED KEG OF BEER ON FOOT FRACTURE 2 TOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressurized containers, Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
SPRAYING FERTILIZER IN YARD, DROPPED TANK ON FOOT DX: FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressurized containers
PT DROPPED A KEG OF BEER ON HER HAND DX: CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pressurized containers, Alcohol
PT WAS LIFTING A KEG OF BEER ON SATURDAY AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/21/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
A CO2 TANK BLEW UP HITTING PT IN THE HEAD , PER MOM, NO LOC DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressurized containers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT SHOULDER AND HIP CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TANK AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers, Windowsills or frames
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY CAN OF SHAVING CREAM KNOCKED OFF WINDOW SILL AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressurized containers
RT KNEE LACERATION.PT TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TANK AND FELL ON KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2006Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressurized containers
PT BURNED BY SPRAY CAN THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO FD; TB BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressurized containers
SMASHED HAND BETWEEN 2 OXYGEN TANKS AT HOME RIGHT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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