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Accidents - Chafing dishes or fondue pots - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:88
50+ years old:17
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:71Hand:17
Face:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chafing dishes or fondue pots
58 YO MALE CUT RIGHT HAND ON CHAFING DISH LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chafing dishes or fondue pots, Lighter fluids
PT WAS LIGHTING A FONDU POT WHEN SOME OF THE STERNO FLUID GOT IN HIS EY E CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Chafing dishes or fondue pots
COOKING FONDUE AND HAD A GREASE FIRE WHICH SPLASHED UP IN HIS FACE BURN ING IT,, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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