Accidents - Fireplace equipment - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 55
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	40
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment, Guns
PT WAS SITTING NEXT TO PRESTO LOG FIRE OILING HIS GUN. SPRAYED OIL & IT IGNITED. +FD. DX: 14% TBSA FULL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireplace equipment
PLAYING W/FIREPLACE POKER AT 3:40 AM AND IT STUBBED ARM AT HOME. DX. PW R FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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