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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 725
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STATES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL OFF A WALL WHERE IT WAS MOUNTED AT * ** AND HIT PT ON LOWER LEG, CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 26 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: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX CLOSED HEAD INJURY NO FIRE INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Gasoline |
| ACUTE RESP IRRITANT EXPOS/28YOF PUMPING GAS & FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEM WA S ACCIDENT.RELEASED BY EMPLOYEE & PT WAS COVERED IN POWDER.NO F.D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT FELL STRIKING NOSE ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT BAR. DX: ATE, CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| EXPOSED TO DRY BOWDRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT WENT OFF WHI LE ON CITY BUS" TOXIC INHALATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| MILD THROAT IRRITATION AFTER EXPO TO POWDRY CHEMICAL FROM FIRE EXTINGUI SHER THAT WENT OFF ON CITY BUS." TOXIC INHALATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| RT FOOT CONTUSION-SUS INJ WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON RT FOOT AT H OME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FINGER (NO INFO IN CHART PERTAINING TO A FIRE LACERATION LEFT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| 48 YOF SPRAYED IN FACE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HOME. NO FIRE. FIRE DE PARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| CUT HEEL ON A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND R HEEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOE HEMATOMA LEFT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO LOWER RIGHT LEG WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL STRIKING HER LEG. DX - RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT INHALED DRY ABC FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEMICALS WHILE PUTTING OUT CAR ENGINE FIRE. +FD. DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION, SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT HAD A FIRE IN HOUSE AND USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND CHEMICAL GOT ONTO SKIN AND PT BROKE OUT IN RASH, NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPT ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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