Accidents - Other fireplaces - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 47
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	16
50+ years old:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
PT BURNED LEG ON FIREPLACE 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THIGH SECOND DEG BURN/CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
DX:12%TBS TO LEFT POSTERIOR THIGH,RIGHT HAND BILAT ELBOWS,LEFT HAND S/P FALLING INTO THE FIRE. UNKNOWN AS TO FD INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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