Accidents - Charcoal or wood-burning grills - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,627
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	490
6-15 years old:	144
16-25 years old:	309
26-50 years old:	541
50+ years old:	141

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	570	Hand:	219
Foot:	128	Upper Trunk:	128
Eyeball:	123	Face:	82
Head:	76	Mouth:	76
Upper Leg:	73	Wrist:	68
Finger:	46	Lower Arm:	20
Lower Trunk:	5	Upper Arm:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT. HURT HER WRIST ON A BARBEQUE GRILL NO OTHER INFO GIVEN - SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
CHARCOAL GRILL W/LIGHTER FLUID IN HOUSE, C/O HEADACHE. DX. CARBON MONO XIDE EXPOSURE, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Gasoline
SOMEONE IN HOUSE LIGHTING CHAROAL GRILL WITH GAS, SMELL OF GAS MADE HER DIZZY AND PASSED OUT. DX. CARBON MONIXIDE EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 3 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
CHARCOAL GRILL W/LIGHTER FLUID IN HOUSE. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CHARCOAL GRILL ENCLOSED IN HOUSE, USING FOR HEAT, POWER OUT. DX. CARBO N MONOXIDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
CHARCOAL W/LIGHTER FLUID BURNED IN HOME SINCE YEST FOR HEAT. DX CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CHARCOAL GRILL IN HOUSE X 24 HOURS TO HEAT HOUSE. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CHARCOAL GRILL ENCLOSED IN HOUSE USING FOR HEAT. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE P OISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Windows or window glass
PT IN HOUSE X 2 DAYS W/CHARCOAL GRILL USING FOR HEAT, WINDOW CLOSED. D X. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CHARCOAL GRILL X 4 HOUSE, INHALED SMOKE WHILE GRILL IN HOUSE. DX. CARB ON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT. WAS HEATING HOUSE W/CHARCOAL GRILL FOR PAST 2 DAYS. DX. ACUTE CHES T PAIN, CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
STATES BROUGHT GRILL INTO HOUSE TO HELP HEAT INDOORS. DX. CARBON MONOX IDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
42 YO M CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE FROM HIBACHIS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
21 YO F CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A HIBACHIS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
19 YO M CARBON MONOXIDE FROM HIBACHIS CASRBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
20 YO M CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A HIBACHIS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
35 YO M CARBON MONOXIDE FRON *** SCARBON MONOXIDE POISONING CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
TOUCHED A WOOD BURNING STOVE DX: L PALM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
DX: FB L SCHLERA. PUT LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL ON GRILL, LIT IT AND FE LT SUDDEN PAIN IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT LIGHTING A CHARCOAL GRILL SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
LT RING FINGER LAC-AT HOME-MOVING A LARGE CHARCOAL GRILL-LID FELL SHUT ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PT BURNED HAND ON BAR-B-Q GRILL WHILE USING LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
FELL INTO *** GRILL LAC OVER LT EYE. LAC LT EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
CHILD STEPPED ON HOT CHARCOAL THAT FELL FROM BARBEQUE WHERE DAD WAS COOKING. D: FOOT BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT CUT UPPER LEG ON GRILL LACERATION UPPER GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
2YOM-CONTUSION UPPER LIP-PLAYING AT HOME-BARBEQUE GRILL FELL-HIT MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BURNS ON RT. LEG & BUTTOCKS FROM SITTING ON A HOT BBQ GRILL LID LAST NIGHT. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BUTTOCK / LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
RT FTH FINGER LAC-CUT AT HOME ON BBQ GRILL LID-WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE A SWARM OF WASPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON CHARCOAL GRILL AT PARK; 1ST DEGREE BURN ON PALM OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BURN TO R HAND, PT STATES GRILL FELL OVER AND CHARCOAL HIT HAND. DX. B URN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
RT HAND LAC-AT HOME-LIFTING A WOOD BURNING GRILL OUT OF TRUCK-CUT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT HAS FLASH BURN TO FACE WHILE USING GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT BACKED AGAINST CHARCOAL GRILL AT HOME YESTERDAY; BURN TO UPPERA RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
TRIP OVER BAR-B-Q HOT ASHES LANDED ON NECK2ND DEGREE BURN EAR, SCALP A ND NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
TOUCHED HOT CHARCOAL GRILLBURN LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
SOMETHING FLEW INTO R EYE WHILE CHARCOAL GRILLING LAST NIGHT. DX. ACUT E R EYE PAIN, DECREASED VISION, CORNEAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT FELL INTO CHARCOAL GRILL AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO BACK, SHOULDER, ELBOW. D: 10% SECOND DEGREE BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
STEPPED ON HOT CHARCOAL SUNDAY WHILE GRILLING OUT, BLISTER NOW REDSTREA K. CELLULITIS, BURN TO LEFT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BURN ON ARM FROM CHARCOAL GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
GRABBED PIECE OF HOT CHARCOAL THAT WAS LIT FROM BARBEQUE WITH LEFT HAND . PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
35 Y/O W/F WAS LIGHTING A GRILL WHEN IT BLAZED UP AND BURNED EYES FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT HAND.PT LIT CHARCOAL ON GRILL AND HAD A FLA SH BURN ON HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT FELL ON BAR-B-QUE GRILL (HABATCHI) AND BURNED LEFT THIGH. DX BURN TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
RT FOREARM BURN-@ HOME-BURNED ON HOT CHARCOAL GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PT LIT CHARCOAL BBQ, LEANED TO BLOW ON COALS AND INHALED LIGHTER FLUID FUMES. DX: ACUTE DYSPNEA S/P LIGHTER FLUID INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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