Accidents - Fire extinguishers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 822
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	25
Year 1998:	113
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	87
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	110
Year 2005:	46
Year 2006:	102
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	87
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	16

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	145
16-25 years old:	101
26-50 years old:	456
50+ years old:	119

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/22/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
LOWER ARM LAC, 56 YOM BRUSHED UP AGAINST A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT VETS O FFICE AND CUT ARM ON HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALL OF A PUBLIC PLACE AND THERE WAS A BROKEN G LASS FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASING STRUCK ARM AGAINST IT LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
13 YO M LACERATION TO FOREARM CHILD RAN INTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND CUT ARM AT SCHOOL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM AFTER A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fire extinguishers
FLASH BURN TO RT FOREARM EXTINGUISHING CAR FIRE 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers, Wheelchairs
CUT ARM HIT ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE RIDING IN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR DX : ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fire extinguishers
MILD SKIN IRRITATION AFTER THE EXPO TO CHEMICAL FROM A FIRE EXTINGUISHE R THAT WENT OFF ON CITY BUS" CONTACT DERMATITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Fire extinguishers, Cookware
PT TRIED TO PUT OUT GREASE FIRE W/FIRE EXTINGUISHER & THEN CARRIED PAN OUTSIDE W/GREASE SPILLING. FD NS. DX: GREASE BURN L FOREARM .
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
BROKE GLASS TO FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND LAC FOREARM UNKNOWN IF FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT ACCIDENTLY FELL ONTO A GLASSS FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOX, SUSATAINED " MULTIBLE LOWER ARM LACAERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers, Stairs or steps
CUT ARM ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER, GOING DOWN STAIRS FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fire extinguishers
PT DX 1ST DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM - +AOB,PT'S STORE CAUGHT FIRE,THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAS USED AND WHITE POWDER ON PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
PERSON WALKING IN FRONT OF HER BUMPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER, KNOCKING IT DO WN, FELL ON RIGHT FOREARM. DX: CONTUSION, RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fire extinguishers
USING FIRE EXTINGUSIHER ON CAR -BURNS TO ARM-NO INFO ON FIRE DEPT ATTEN LEFT FOREARM CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Fire extinguishers, Other ranges
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire extinguishers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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