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Accidents - Outdoor patio heaters or firepits - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,090
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:388Lower Trunk:156
Face:86Lower Arm:85
Knee:71Toe:71
Head:65Lower Leg:59
Finger:59Foot:30
Shoulder:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
NEAR FIRE PIT WENT TO TURN COALS , FIRE FLAREDBURN 2ND DEGREE ABDOMEN & BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT BURN HIS HAND TOUCHING A HOT FIREPIT AT HOME TODAY DX// 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
A CONCRETE FIREPIT, SPLITTED BROKEN&FELL ONTO FOOT " FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2006Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
STANDING NEXT OT A CAMPFIRE/FIREPIT, AN EMBER FLEW BURNING FOOT " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
RAN INTO FIREPIT, CUT TO KNEE AND R LOWER LEG, DX; KNEE LACERATION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
FELL INTO A FIRE PIT AT A PARY, BURNT SHOULDER " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2006Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
C/O PAIN L LOWER BACK, FELL, HIT FIREPIT, DX; BACK CONTUSION/ DOES NOT STATE IF FIREPIT CONTAINED FIRE @TIME OF INCIDENT/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT WAS AT HOME, RAN INTO A HOT METAL FIRE PIT, BURNING RT CHEECK, RT HA ND, RT LW LEG. NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
TRIPPED&FELL IN THE COALS OF A FIRE PIT " HAND/LEG BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
FELL INTO FIREPIT AT CAMP DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BUIRNS TO BUTTOCK AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT TRIPPED AND FELL INTO FIREPIT, HIT HEAD DX: HEAD INJ, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PATIENT FLL INTO FIRE PIT AND STRUCK HEAD ON BRICKS AT HOME, NO LOC, VO MITING IMMEDIATELY; HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2006Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
NAIL AVULSION TOE WHEN KICKED METAL FIRE PIT AT CAMPSITE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2006Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits, Alcohol
2ND DEGREE BURNS THROUGHOUT B/L HANDS: DRINKING HEAVILY, 12-13 BEERS, LEANED OVER, LOST BALANCE, FELL INTO FIRE PIT, BURNED HANDS, NO F.D.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/03/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT TOUCHED HOT GRATE ON FIRE PIT, NO FIRE DEPT; TB HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT TOUCHED BOTTOM OF HOT FIREPIT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT LIFTING CAGE ON FIRE PIT DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits, Alcohol
PT WAS INTOXICATED AND FELL INTO A FIRE PIT , FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT ELBOW, FOREARM, WRIST AND HAND, TRANS TO BURN CTR, ALCOHOL .245
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/25/2006Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT HIT SHIN ON FIREPIT DX: LEG INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2006Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT FELL INTO A FIREPIT BURNING HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
C/O PT STATES FELL ONTO FIREPIT BURNING HAND DX RT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
LAC TO R BROW, TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON FIRE PIT DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2006Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT WAS AT *** AND PULLED THE LID FROM A FIRE PIT ONTO HAND AND INJURED IT.DX HAND CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
PT FELL INTO A FIREPIT & BURNED LT FOREARM & RT INDEX FINGER- NO ACTIVE FIRE. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS CONTACT BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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