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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 419
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT. TRYING TO LIGHT WATER HEATER PILOT LIGHT, FLAME BLEW UP AND BURNED HER HAND - BURN TO HAND - FIRE DEPT. NOT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HAD CHEST PAIN AT HOME AND ? PASSED OUT, TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD AGAINST HER WATER HEATER. DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT. FELL BACKWARDS, LOST BALANCE LANDED ON BUTT, HIT BAC OF HEAD ON WAT ER HEATER. DX. 1 CM SCALP LAC.CONT OF BUTTOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LEFT SHOULDER PAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A WATER HEATER AND INJURED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LIGHTING GAS WATER HEATER BURNS TO ARMS AND BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT HAS LOW BACK PAIN SINCE MOVING HOT WATER HEATER YESTERDAY. D: MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters, Clothing accessories |
| DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TENDON RUPTURE: DROPPED WATER TANK ONTO HAND, 50 LBS AT HOME, PT WAS WEARING GLOVES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT TRIED TO RELIGHT EXTINGUISHED WATER HEATER PILOT LIGHT AND IT BLUE U P. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND AND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| LT WRIST CT-@ STORE-GOT HIT BY A WATER HEATER ON A DOLLY THAT FELL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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