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Accidents - Gas-burning fireplaces - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:86
16-25 years old:30
50+ years old:39

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/02/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT BURNED HAND ON GAS FIREPLACE. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT. CUT HAND ON A GAS LOG METAL FITTING AT FLEA MARKET. DX. LAC L DORS UM HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2003Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
DX LEFT PALM BURN: TOUCHED GLASS OF GAS FIREPLACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas-burning fireplaces
PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN TOUCHED HOT GAS FIREPLACE. DX; RT.HAND 2DEG .BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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