Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT HIT TOP OF STOVE WITH HAND WHILE PUTTING WOOD IN STOVE DX: CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
BURN HAND - JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL, VICTIM FELL AGAINST A HOT WOOD STOVE - HE HAS BURNS TO PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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