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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 572
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| 61YOF WAS TRIPPED OVER BRICK CORNER OF HER FIREPLACE AND FELL LANDING O N KNESS & INJURING SHIN. DX:LOWER LEG HEMATOMA, SKIN AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| 61 F SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER HEAD AFTER HITTING HER HEAD ON THE FIREPLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL AND HIT LEG AGAINST BRICK FIREPLACE, LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| DX R 4TH METATARSAL FX: C/O R 4TH TOE PN X 3D; SUB'G TOE ON CEMENT FIRE PLACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| FELL AND HIT FIREPLACE CUTTING FOREHEAD LACERATION FOREHEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT HIT HER LEG ON THE FIREPLACE, DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 84 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces, Chairs |
| DX SPRAIN ANK R/ABRASION FOREARM R: FELL ASLEEP LAST NOC IN CHAIR; TRIED TO GET UP TO GO TO BED & FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE MANTLE, PN R FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| 96 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN TRIPPED OVER FIRE PLACE HEARTH AT HOME. DX; CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT SHOULDER ON FIREPLACE DX// LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT AT HOME TRIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF FIREPLACE/ DX 2CM DEEP LAC SCALP NO FD OR FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| PT WITH FRACTURED RIBS FROM FALL ON FIREPLACE NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces, Day wear |
| 80 YOM WAS LIGHTING A FIRE IN THE FIREPLACE AND HIS SLEEVE CAUGHT FIRE AND PT SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Built-in fireplaces |
| 51YOF WAS AT PANERA BREAD,SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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