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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 551
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 20 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: Other fireplaces |
| PT AWOKE TO SMOKE FILLED HOUSE DUE TO FIREPLACE DAMPER BEING LEFT CLOSED. FD NS. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER FALLING AND HITTING HEAD ON FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT STATES WHILE AT HOME HE LAID BACK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FIRE PLACE DX LACERAYION TO THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 25 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE TOUCHED AT LOG IN THE FIREPLACE CAUSING A BURN TO HIS LT HAND. FIRE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T RESPOND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 20-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FACE AS A RESULT OF FALLING ON A F IREPLACE AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT. TRIPPED AND STRUCK HEAD ON A FIREPLACE. MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY (NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN RUNNING AT HOME AND RAN INTO FIREPLA CE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| 5 MONTS PREGNANT, WHILE CLEANING, BUMPED UP AGAINST FIREPLACE. NOW WIT H SHARP ABDOMINAL PAINS. DX. MINIMAL ABDOMINAL TRAUMA, PREGNANCY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE DX. NOSE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| DX LEFT KNEE LACERATION: FELL AT HOME AND STRUCK KNEE ON BRICK MANTLE FIREPLACE - NO FD INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 19 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: Other fireplaces |
| LIGHTING FIRE IN FIREPLACE @ FRIEND'S HOUSE, A SUDDEN EXPLOSION &FIRE O CCURRED. DX FIRST DEGREE BURNS OF FACE AND LEFT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other fireplaces |
| FELL, HIT HEAD ON FIREPLAC LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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