Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	59
50+ years old:	75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
BURN THIGH - 67 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING INTO HOT WOODSTOVE CAUSI NG BURNS TO BILATERAL THIGHS - 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
30YOM WAS PLACING A LOG INTO A WOOD BURNING STOVE,A FLASH OF FIRE BACK CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE;UPPER LEG 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS,NO FD PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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