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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS AT HOME WORKING ON A WATER HEATER WHEN A FAUCET CAME OPEN CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| WAS LIGHTING PILOT ON WATER HEATER PT STATES IT THREW HER BACK TO WALL BURNING (R) ARM AND CINGING HAIR DX- 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN -F/D INVOLVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO LIGHT A GAS WATER HEATER, GAS SPLASHED OUT BURNING RT HAND, RT FOREARM, RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT CUT RIGHT HAND O A HOT WATER HEATER. DX-LACERATION HAND 2.2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER HE WAS REMOVING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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