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Accidents - Fire extinguishers - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 238
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:59Foot:59
Hand:45Toe:22
Wrist:14Lower Leg:14
All Of Body:14Upper Leg:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND ON METAL OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER @ SCHOOL >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
HIT RIGHT THIGH AGAINST FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX @ SCHOOL. DX RIGHT THIGH CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
WAS LEANING ON A FIRE EXINGUISHER AT SCHOOL AND IT FELL ONTO THE BACK O F HER LEG CAUSING A LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
CONT HAND ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON TOP OF FOOT. CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT DX FOREIGN BODY RT HAND - S/P DUE TO DIRECT BLOW AT HOME W/GLASS CASING FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire extinguishers
22 YO FEMALE HAD FIRE EXTINGUISHER FALL ON FOOT FRACTURE TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fire extinguishers
WAS HIT IN HEAD W FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fire extinguishers
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON R TOE DX: HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
DX LAC/EOTH INTOXICATION: PUNCHED A FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, SUSTAINED 3CM LAC TO L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire extinguishers
PUTTING OUT FIRE @ HOUSW WITH A FIRE EXTEINGUISHER, NOW WITH SHORNTESS OF BREATH>> INHALATION INJUREY, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENT FOUND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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