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Accidents - Water heaters - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
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Date: 11/02/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CHILD AND FAMILY SLEPT ALL NIGHT IN UPPER FLOOR APT. WHILE GAS WATER HE ATER IN LOWER APT. MALFUNCTIONED. SEIZURE ACTIVITY. D:CO EXPOSURE.TRANS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CHILD EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE ALL NIGHT. REPORTEDLY CAME FROM GAS WA TER HEATER IN DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT. D:CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 13 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT, EXPOSED TO GAS FROM GAS WATER HEATER, INITIAL LEVEL 66
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 15 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT OF HOME, WAS EXPOSED TO CO FROM GAS WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
PT. C/O BEING SHOCKED AFTER RESETTING A WATER HEATER AT HOME. LT. SIDED WEAKNESS. STUDENT. DX. LT. HAND ELECTROCUTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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