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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 255
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL AND TOUCHED THE HOT GLASS FIREPLACE DOORS CAUSING A BURN TO HER LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT TOUCHED HAND TO HOT GLASS AROUND FIREPLACE AT UNCLE'S HOUSE; 1S T AND 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY PICKED UP HOT END OF POKER. DX. 1-2 DEGREES THERMAL BURN R PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT WITH HAND LACERATION AFTER SHE GRABBED BROKEN FIRE PLACE SCREEN. DX SUPERFICAL HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT GRABBED A HOT FIRE POKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| 8 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE TOUCHED A HOT GLASS FIREPLACE SCREEN BURNING THE PALM OF HER RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT WAS LOADING FIREWOOD AND CUT HAND ON KINDLING. DX: LACERAT ION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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