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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 10/19/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 08/31/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| PT HIT HEAD ON GAS FIREPLACE. DX: 4 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 03/30/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| BURN FINGERS - 12 MOM BURNED HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS WHEN HE TOUCHED METAL OF GAS FIREPLACE, BLISTERING NOTED AND ALSO RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| DX:PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L FOREARM. TRIPPED AN FELL AGAINST HOT SCREEN ON GAS BURNING FIREPLACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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