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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2006 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
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Date: 08/25/2006Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators, Bleaches
C/ O PT STATES WENT TO REFRIGARATOR AND DRANK BLEACH THINKING IT WAS WATER DX INGESTED BLEACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT UNPLUGGING HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR WHEN SHE FELT A SHOCK WHILE PULLIN G ON THE PLUG. D: ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
~PT DIZZY, FELL HITING HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DX:DIZZINESS/HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/02/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT WORKING OUTSIDE ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME BECAME DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2006Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators, Illegal drugs
DRUG INTOXICATION - 49 YOM FOUND ON FLOOR BEHIND REFRIGERATOR HE HAD JU ST PULLED OUT, IN A STATE OF CONFUSION, STUPOR, HX DRUG ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
DX LEFT UPPER LOBE ELECTRICAL INJURY: SHOCK UPON OPENING REFRIGERATORA FTER A POWER OUTAGE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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