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Accidents - Fire or smoke alarms - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 416
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:169Face:76
Head:68Upper Trunk:38
Lower Trunk:30Lower Arm:16
Shoulder:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
SLEEPING ON THIRD FLOOR WHEN SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF FROM FIRE ON 1ST F LOOR;SMOKE INHALATION,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
PT HIT RT LOWER ARM AGAINST METAL RING USED TO SET OFF FIRE ALARM, LACL OWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
PT STATES FAMILY CAT WAS SITTING ON HIS LAP, FIRE ALARM STARTLED CAT AND IT JUMPED OVER HEAD SCRATCHING PT'S FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
RAN INTO FIRE ALARM BOX, HEAD LAC, NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
PT FELL ON SHOULDER WHILE CHANGING SMOKE DECTECTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2002Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Other furnaces
AWAKENED BY SMOKE ALARM AT HOME, FIRE COMPANY ATTENDED AND FOUND THE FURNACE WAS BACKED UP. DX SMOKE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fire or smoke alarms, Other furnaces
AWAKENED BY SMOKE ALARM AT HOME, FIRE COMPANY ATTENDED AND FOUND FURNACE WAS BACKED UP. DX SMOKE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
PT FELL FIXING SMOKE DECTECTOR, ACUTE RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fire or smoke alarms
PT REACHED UP TO FIX SMOKE ALARM. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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