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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2009 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 557
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Date: 12/16/2009Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
FD BY GRANDMOTHER LICKING RAT POISON THAT GRABBED FROM UNDERNEATH THE F RIDGE, ACTING HIMESELF>>ACC INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
FRIDGE BROKE,*** FILLED AIR,PT EXPOSED#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
FRIDGE BROKE ,*** FILLED AIR ,PT EXPOSED#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2009Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
40 Y/O F ELECT SHOCK PLUGGING IN FRIDGE ELEC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2009Age: 93 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
WALKED TO THE REFRIGERATOR AND PASSED OUT. DX: SYNCOPE*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/17/2009Age: 56 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, Chemicals
56YOM WORKING ON HIS REFRIGERATOR AND INHALED WHAT HE THINKS WAS *** DE VELOPED COUGHING AND CHEST TIGHTNESS INHALATION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
PT PULLED THE REFRIGERAOTR BACK TO CLEAN OFF THE DUST FROM THE BACK AND INHALED IT DEVELOPED AN ASTHMA ATTACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2009Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT HOLDING ON TO REFRIDERATOR AND HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTINING PT FEL T A SHOCK DX// LIGHTINING STRIKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT WITH ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN UNPLUGGING REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
CHILD GOT CHILDREN'S *** BOTTLE OFF UPPER SHELF OF REFRIGERATOR & DRANK 1/2 BOTTLE. APPROX. 2 OZ. "TUMMY HURTS". D:*** INGESTION.
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 03/13/2009Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT UNPLUGGED REFRIGERATOR WITH A WET AND AND REC'D SHOCK THROUGH LT INDEX FINGER DX: ELECTRICAL INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2009Age: 5 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
PT W/ HX OF AUTISM. WENT INTO REFRIGERATOR, TOOK 10-25 ML OF HIS *** SY RUP. LETHARGY. THINK HE TOOK MED CAUSE HE WAS ANXIOUS. DX INGESTI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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