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Accidents - Boilers - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 286
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:83Lower Leg:68
Finger:68All Of Body:32
Hand:31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/05/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
65 Y/O W/M WAS LIGHTING GAS BOILER WHEN IT ACCIDNETALLY BLEW UP SUSTAIN ED BURNS TO FACE FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - PT C/O INHALING FUMES FROM BURNING BOILER AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON.FIRE DEPT NOT STATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - DUE TO BURNING TO SMOKE FROM BURNING BOILER AT HOME.FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT STATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers
RT HAND CHEST & FACIAL BURNS-AT CHURCH-"WORKING ON BOILER WHEN IT EXPLODED"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers
PT C/O FACIAL BURNS TO GAS BOILER ACCIDENT,IT EXPLODED WHILE PATIENTAS LIGHTING IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
PT SUSTAINED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND - S/P BURN ON BOILER X2 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Boilers
PT RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO LOWER LEG WHEN FELL IN BACK YARD WHILE PICKING UP A BOILER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
=56YOM SMASHED FINGER IN BOILER DOOR AND PIECE OF WOOD DX/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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