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Accidents - Water heaters - Year 2008 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 257
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Date: 11/13/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
PT'S SMALL HOT WATER HEATER WAS LEAKING & SHE WAS ELECTROCUTED. DX: R HAND ELECTROCUTION, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 11/06/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
ELECTROCUTED BY HOT WATER HEATER DX; CP, ELECTROCUTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 1.8
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 1.2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 1.4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 7.5
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 2.3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 1.5
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 1.4
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 0.8
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO EXPOSURE.PT HAD CO POISONING FROM GAS WATER HEATER.PTS LEVEL WAS 1.3 .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2008Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors
CO DETECTOR READ 44 AT HOME, FIRE DEPT THINKS MAY BE HOT WATER HEATER,D IARRHEA X1WK, VOMITING X1, SLEEPIER X2-3DAYS; CO EXPOSURE, GASTRO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors
CO DETECTOR WENT OFF FAULTY HOT WATER HEATER VENT FOUND DX- CO EXPO SURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 2 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 IN HOME WITH A BROKEN GAS WATER HEATER. CO LEVELS IN BASEMENT VERY H IGH. PT HAS BEEN MORE LEHTARGIC AND SLEEPY. DX ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 8 monthsSex: 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 WAS IN HOME WITH A BROKEN GAS WATER HEATER. BASEMENT FILLED WITH CO PT IS MORE SLEEPY W/ SOME VOMITING. DX ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2008Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT WITH AMS FROM NEW GAS WATER HEATER THAT WAS INSTALLED IN HOME CAUSING CO LEVEL IN HOME 15PPM - PT @ COHG 3.1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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