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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| RIGHT AND LEFT HAND BURNS. PT BURNED HANDS WHEN GREASE CAUGHT FIRE AND PT TRIED TO DOUSE THE FLAMES WITH A TOWEL. FD AT BEDSIDE - ? AT SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Towels or cloths, Other manual workshop tools |
| PT REACHED FOR A TOWEL AND RAN HAND OVER A SCRAPER. DX: R HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Towels or cloths |
| WRINGING OUT A WASHCLOTH RUPTURED VESSEL OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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