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Accidents - Charcoal or wood-burning grills - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 08/24/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
42 YOF WAS USING A CHARCOAL GRILL;CHARCOAL WASN'T HOT ENOUGH; THREW CHA RCOAL LIGHTER ON IT; FLASH FIRE. BURN, RIGHT HAND. NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Ball sports
PATIENT PLAYING BALL AT AUNT'S HOUSE, REACHED FOR BALL THAT FELL ON CHA RCOAL ON GRILL, BURNED ON HAND, BLISTERS; HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2003Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT SUST BURN TO HAND WITH GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
1ST & 2ND DEG BURNS FINGERS, HANDS, ARMS & ABD/42YOM WAS BURNED BY FLAM E WHILE STARTING CHARCOAL GRILL AT HOME.NO MENTION OF F.D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON HOT BARBQUE GRILL. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO PALM OF LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
23YOM 1-2 DEGREE BURNS R HAND WHILE GRILLING DX 1-2 DEGREE BURNS R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
PT FELL ONTO CHARCOAL GRILL TOUCHING CHARCOAL - BURNS HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PATIENT BURNED ON HAND WHEN LIGHTING GRILL WITH LIGHTER FLUID AT NEIGHB OR'S HOUSE; 1ST DEGREE HAND, FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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