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Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 827
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:363Finger:209
Lower Trunk:100Eyeball:69
All Of Body:68Wrist:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
57 YOWM INJURED HAND WHILE PUTTING WOOD INTO A WOOD STOVE. DX. PW R HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/04/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT. WAS PUTTING WOOD IN STOVE AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PIECE OF WOOD AND STOVE LACERATING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
FELL AND LEFT HAND HIT WOOD STOVE DX: INFECTED WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
DX RIGHT WRIST STRAIN: BENT WRIST BACK ON WOOD STOVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT INHALED FUMES FROM STOVE WHILE HUSBAND WAS BURNING COPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
51 Y/O F INJURED BOTH HANDS WHEN FELL AGAINST WOOD STOVE AT HOME. DX; BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
DX RIGHT PALM BURN: TOUCHED WOOD STOVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT LIFTED WOOD INTO STOVE. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
LOADING WOODSTOVE PREVIOUS NIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
BURN FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS SHE BURNED HER LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN PUT TING WOOD INTO HOT WOOD STOVE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
FELL AGAINST HOT WOOD STOVE WITH HANDS/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2003Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT. WAS BUILDING A FIRE IN COOKSTOVE AND FELL IN HOUSE INJURING HIP AND BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
SMASHED FINGERS BETWEEN 2 HEAVY LOGS WHILE LOADING WOOD STOVE/ FX RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PATIENT BURNED LEFT HAND ON WOOD BURNING STOVE. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO PALM OF LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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