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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 324
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 10/21/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Water heaters |
CUT ON HOT WATER HEATER, DX; LAC. FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 08/08/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 07/19/2008 | Age: 72 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 |
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: 03/10/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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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