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Accidents - Water heaters - Year 2004 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 596
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Date: 11/02/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CHILD AND FAMILY SLEPT ALL NIGHT IN UPPER FLOOR APT. WHILE GAS WATER HE ATER IN LOWER APT. MALFUNCTIONED. SEIZURE ACTIVITY. D:CO EXPOSURE.TRANS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
8 WK PREGANT PT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM GAS WATER HEAT LEAK IN APARTMENT BELOW. HEADACHE. EXPOSED ALL NIGHT. D:CO EXPOSURE. TRANSFER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT REPORTEDLY EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE LAST NIGHT FROM GAS WATER HEAT ER IN APARTMENT UNDERNEATH HIS. D:CO POISONING, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT EXPOSED TO GAS LEAK FROM WATER HEATER IN APARTMENT UNDERNEATH HERS. EXPOSED AT NIGHT. HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS. D:CO TOXICITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CHILD EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE ALL NIGHT. REPORTEDLY CAME FROM GAS WA TER HEATER IN DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT. D:CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
ELECTRICAL SHOCK LEFT HAND .PT HIT HAND ON A WIRE ON WATER HEATER AND W AS SHOCKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 45 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT, EXPOSED TO GAS FROM GAS WATER HEATER, INITIAL LEVEL 66
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 13 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT, EXPOSED TO GAS FROM GAS WATER HEATER, INITIAL LEVEL 66
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 81 YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE GAS THIS MORNING F ROM A GAS WATER HEATER, MONITOR WENT OFF SHOWING LEVEL OF 66
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 15 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT OF HOME, WAS EXPOSED TO CO FROM GAS WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
SHOCKED BY HOT WATER HEATER DX ELECTRICAL INJURY, CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT WITH CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION WITH HOT H20 HEATER TANK REPLACED TO DAY, APNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2004Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Gas furnaces
CAME HM FRM STORE SMELLED GAS WATER HTR PILOT LIGHT KEPT GOING OUT CAL LED GAS CO WHO FND BRKN GAS PIPE TO FURNACE D CO EXP HA NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2004Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Gas furnaces
GAS LEAK IN HOME PT SLEEPY MOM CAME SMELLED GAS CLD GAS CO WHO FND BRKN PIPE FRM FURNACE WATER HTR PILOT LIGHT KEPT GOING OUT D EXP TO CO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
PT. C/O BEING SHOCKED AFTER RESETTING A WATER HEATER AT HOME. LT. SIDED WEAKNESS. STUDENT. DX. LT. HAND ELECTROCUTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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