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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 588
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIED TO PUT OUT HOUSE FIRE.W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER & GARDEN HOSE. +FD. DX: FACIAL BURNS, BILAT HAND BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM BUMPING INTO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls |
| 43YOF BUMPED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFF THE WALL AND IT FELL ONTO RIGHT AN KLE CONTUSION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| SPRAIN ANKLE, SMOKE INHALATION, PT'S APARTMENT WAS ON FIRE, TRIED TO GET TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND KICKED IT, UNKNOWN IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALL OF A PUBLIC PLACE AND THERE WAS A BROKEN G LASS FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASING STRUCK ARM AGAINST IT LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT SUS CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT STATES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON FOOT AT HOME DX: CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fire extinguishers, Painting equipment, powered |
| HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE PAINTING. DX-ACUTE HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS, SPRAYED IN FACE WITIH FIRE EXTINGUISHER UNK WHAT INTENTION WAS. UNK IF THERE WAS A FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON TOE / NO FIRE REPORTED OPEN FRACTURE WITH PARTIAL AVULSION 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT PUNCHED GLASS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX WITH RIGHT HAND AT HOME SUSTAINING A HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| HIT HEAD ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER--NO FD INVOLVEMENT CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fire extinguishers |
| PT TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT AT NEIGHBOR'S W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FD NS. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fire extinguishers |
| PT STATES HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND INHALED FUMESS FROM FIRE EXTEINGUISHER DX ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 30 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, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A CANDLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PT USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT FIRE OUT. SHE INHALED POWERED SUBSTANCE FROM EXT.DX. CHEMICAL EX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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