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Accidents - Water heaters - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 324
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Date: 12/23/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER WHEN HOT WATER SPILLED OUT & PTS FINGERS WE RE SCALDED. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS FINGERS. <5% BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT ON HOT WATER HEATER, DX; LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Water heaters
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FB. PT WAS CLEANING UNDER A WATER HEATER AND GOT SO METHING IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT FOR WATER HEATER AND FLAME SHOTG OUT BUR NING FINGERS. NOT FDA. D:1ST DEGREE BURN, FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
DX L INDEX FINGER LAC W WOND CLOSURE/HTN: CUT LIF ON HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
PT RECEIVED FRACTURE FINGER WHEN WATER HEATER FELL ON IT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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