Accidents - Fireplace equipment - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 63
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment, Built-in fireplaces
76 YO F LOADING SOME LOGS INTO THE FIREPLACE WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER THE FIREPLACE POKER,FELL ONTO RT LOWER LEG,BLEEDING.DX 4CM LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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