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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIETN SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A WATER HEATER. DX-FACIAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 48 YO MALE WAS LIGHTING WATER HEATER PILOT 20 MINUTES AGO AND THERE WAS A FLASH FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Water heaters |
| BURNS 1ST DEGREE FACE, PT STS LIGHTING A WATER HEATER & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN & REDNESS ON FACE & CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FACIAL & LT ARM BURNS-LIGHTING HIS WATER HEATER @ HOME-FLAMES HIT PT-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LIGHTING PILOT ON HOT WATER HEATER, BURNEDFIRST DEGREE BURN, FACIAL ARE A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LIGHTING WATER HEATER-FLASHED IN EYES-FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| DX BURN TO FOREHEAD: HOT WATER HEATER BROKE, SPRAY FROM WATER STRUCKFO REHEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LIGHTING GAS WATER HEATER, FLAMES CAME SHOOT OUT/MINOR FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE-LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON WATER HEATER-FLASH OF FLAMES TO PT'S FACE-FD NOT RECORDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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