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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 860
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT PUSHED A FALLING WATER HEATER. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO FLOOR TRYING LIGHT HOT WATER HEATER HITTING HEAD CONTUSION, HEMATOMA SCALP S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CO POISONING - 81 YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE GAS THIS MORNING F ROM A GAS WATER HEATER, MONITOR WENT OFF SHOWING LEVEL OF 66 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FELL OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP AT HOME, HIT CHEST ON WATER HEATER. DX: MULT IPLE RIB FRACTURES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 52 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: Water heaters |
| PT LACERATED FOREARM ON PIECE OF GLASS ON SOLAR WATER HEATER AT HOME. D : LACERATION, FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LAC LT SMALL FINGER ON SHEET METAL ON WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| SHOULDER SPRAIN-WORKING ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| STRAIN CHEST - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF LEFT CHEST WALL PAIN - ROLLED O VER TO LEFT SIDE WHILE RELIGHTING GAS WATER HEATER AND FELT SHARP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 52 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN, HAD LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER ONE WEEK PRIOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT PULLED BACK WHILE LIFTING A HOT WATER HEATER DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FLASH BURNS TO FACE WHILE LIGHTING WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 59 YO MALE HAD SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| DROPPED 50 GALLON WATER HEATER ON LT. HAND DX: CONTUSION/ ABRASIONS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT HELPING COUSIN TAKE OUT AN ELECTRIC WATER HEATER WHEN CALCIUM & LIME SETTIMENTATION FLEW IN EYES. DX FOREIGN SUBSTANCE EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 59 Y.O. W MALE W/FOOT CONTUSION. PT STS A WATER HEATER DROPPED ON HIS F OOT @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER AND HIT HAND ON A DRESSER DX; 4.5CM LT HAN D LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| PT SUS BURN TO FOREARM WHEN HOT WATER HEATER BUSTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Outerwear |
| 51 YO MALE WAS BURNED WITH WATER FROM HOT WATER HEATER ON BACK WHILE HE HAD A HOODED SWEAT SHIRT ON - 2ND DEGREE BURNS BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2004 | Age: 59 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: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LAC R LONG FINGER - CLAMP ON HOT WATER HEATER BROKE AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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