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Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 350
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Date: 12/22/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
51 YO WF - BURN - 2 ND DEGREE - LATERAL L THIGH - HIT IT ON HEATER SEVE RA L DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2003Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HIT LEG ON FLOOR HEATER DX: BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT BACKED INTO A HEATER AS SHE GOT OUT OF THE BATHTUB. DX-RIGHT THIGH SUPERFICIAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2003Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT AT HOME BUMPED INTO HEATER BURNED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/14/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT. FELL BACK AGAINST A HEATER BURNS TO THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL INTO HEATER WITH BURNS TO B/L THIGHS, 2 DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT CAME TO THE ROOM SAYING "OUCHIE" HE HAD SOME MARKS ON LEG THAT RESEM BLE THE GRID ON THE SPACE HEATER IN G/MOMS ROOM. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT TOUCHED LEG AGAINST SPACE HEATER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO DIS TAL THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
2% BURN LEFT THIGH.PT FELL AGAINST A PORTABLE HEATER AND BURNED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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