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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 725
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Chimneys |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON CHIMNEY AT HOME, HAD LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS; CONCUSS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chimneys |
| LACERATION EYEBROW - 22 MOM FELL ALONGSIDE THE CHIMNEY, HAS A LACERATIO N TO LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD AT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Chimneys |
| BITE ANIMAL OPENED - 33 YOM TRYING TO GET A SQUIRREL OUT OF THE CHIMNEY WAS BITTEN ON THE RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chimneys |
| 35YOBM-ABRASION RIGHT BIB=STUCK CHIMMEY AT HOME-AFTER LOCKING SELF OUT OF APARTMENT=TRYING TO GET KEYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chimneys |
| PT COMPLAINT OF WOUND INFECTION CLEANING CHIMNEY, R FOREARM SKIN INFECT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chimneys |
| PATIENT JERKED BOTH ARMS ABOVE HEAD WHEN WORKING IN CHIMNEY ONE WEEK AGO. CONTINUED PAIN. D:POSS. ROTATOR CUFF INJURY, SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chimneys |
| LACERATION FOREARM - PATIENT CAUGHT RIGHT FOREARM ON CHIMNEY LINER - CU T THROUGH MID FOREARM 12CM LACERATION - FELL AGAINST LINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chimneys |
| RUNNING AT HOME AND FELL INTO THE CHIMNEY, LEFT ELBOW IS PAINFUL.DX FRA CTURE LEFT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chimneys |
| CLEANING CHIMNEY WITH CHIMNEY SWEEP AND LIFTED IT TO PUT IN CHIMNEY AND IT FELL ON FOREHEAD. DIAG: SUPERFICIAL LAC 5 CM R FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chimneys |
| 2ND DEG BURN L UPPER LEG/42YOWM 3 DAYS AGO FELL ON AN OUTDOOR CHIMNEY A ND BURNED LEG.HAPPENED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Chimneys |
| PT HAD CHIMNEY BACK UP, SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Chimneys |
| PT HAD CHIMNEY BACK UP, SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Chimneys |
| PT HAD CHIMNEY BACK UP, SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Chimneys |
| PT HAD CHIMNEY BACK UP, SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOW FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chimneys |
| RAN INTO CHIMNEY AT SCHOOL DX-LEFT FINGER CONTUSION-ACCOUNT VOIDED-PT N OT SEEN BY MD |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chimneys |
| FELL ON CHIMNEY DX: LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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