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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 448
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HOT WATER HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT HOME. DX. SMOKE INHALATION W/O LOC. NS IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| EXPOSED TO CO FUMES FROM FAULTY WATER HEATER 2 1/2 HR EXPOSURE CO CHEST PAIN NAUSEA DX MILD CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT.WAS EXPOSED TO CO AT SISTER-IN-LAWS HOUSE FROM A FAULTY GAS HOT WAT ER HEATER. DX; CO EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 18 YOM DROPPED WATER HEATER ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS AT HOME LIGHTING THE PILOT ON HIS GAS WATER HEATER WHEN THE GAS EXPLODED AND BURNED HIS RT LWR ARM AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. WAS HELPING REMOVE A WATER HEATER OUT OF HOUSE; CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN HEATER AND WALL. RIGHT HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 18 YOM CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER. LAC R FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| SHOULDER PAIN TRYING TO CATCH WATER HEATER RT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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