Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,456
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	40
Year 1999:	89
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	135
Year 2002:	223
Year 2003:	108
Year 2004:	139
Year 2005:	142
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	71
Year 2009:	139
Year 2010:	140

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	106
6-15 years old:	92
16-25 years old:	140
26-50 years old:	542
50+ years old:	574

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
LOWER LEG CT-54YOM HAVING A PARTY AND HIT HIS LEG ON THE WOOD BURNING STOVE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Day wear
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO L LOWER LEG: 47YOM CHECKING HIS WOOD BURNER TODAY, OPENED DOOR, LOG FELL OUT ON L LOWER LEG, PT WEARING SHORTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Day wear
BURNING TIRES IN WOOD BURNING STOVE DOOR WAS NOT SHUT PANT LEG CAUGHT O N FIRE..BURNS TO LOWER LEG..NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
R LEG BURN/19YOM BURNED R LEG ON WOOD STOVE LAST NIGHT. PT LEFT BEFORE EXAM.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT STATES WAS "PUTTING WOOD IN HER WOOD BURNING STOVE" WHEN A PIECE HIT HER LEG DX LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
BURNED LEG ON WOOD STOVE/ LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
BURNED LEG AGAINST WOOD BURNING STOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
CARRYING WOOD TO WOOD STOVE, DROPPED WOOD ON LOWER LEG, SKIN TEAR TO LEG, DX; SKIN TEAR, LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT. CUT R. SHIN WHEN SHE HIT A WOOD BURNING STOVE. DX. LAC. R. SHIN. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT. WAS UNLOADING A WOOD STOVE AND HIT HIS LEG WITH THE STOVE PIPE LACERATION LOWER LEG 4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Gasoline
PT THREW GASLOLINE INTO WOOD BURNING STOVE; SEVERE LOW LEG BURNS DX: BURNS BILATERAL LOWER LEGS----FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
BURN LEG - PATIENT REPORTS HE HIT HIS LEFT LOWER LEG ON BURNING WOOD ST OVE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT, HX OF TIB-FIB FX 2 YRS AGO, WAS WALKING THRU HOME & STEPPED ON HEA T TILE OF POT BELLIED STOVE. FLEXED KNEE & FELT SNAP. D:TIB-FIB FX. ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT HAD WOOD STOVE FALL ON LEG, CONTUSION R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Gasoline
ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A WOODEN STOVE OUTSIDE AT HOME USED GASOLINE AND WA S BURNED ON LOWER LEGS ? FIRE DEPT. PRES. NOT STATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
49 YO F, INJURED RT LOWER LEG WHILE LIGHTING WOOD STOVE AND BURNEDHERSE LF @ HOME. DX: BURN TO RT. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
49 Y/O F INJURED R LOWER LEG WHILE LIGHTING WOOD STOVE AND BURNED HERSE LF AT HOME. DX; BURN TO R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD IN STOVE AND HIT LOWER LEG CAUSING CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Stools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/1997	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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