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Accidents - Coal or wood-burning stoves - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 790
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:214Head:144
Upper Trunk:71Lower Arm:71
Lower Leg:71Finger:71
Eyeball:59Face:40
Hand:3025 - 50% Body:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE THIS AM WHILE PUTTING WOOD IN WOOD STOVE. DX . ABRAS FACE AND NOSE, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/04/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Doors
LOST BALANCE OPENING DOOR - FELL ONTO WOOD STOVE FIRST & SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO TORSO & ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves, Hot water
FELL AGAINST HOT WOODSTOVE AND HOT WATER SPLASHED ON HIM/ PARTIAL TO FULL THICKNESS BURNS BUTTOCK AND RT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2006Age: 69 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
CLEANING OUT WOOD STOVE AND GOT ASHES IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
LACERATES BACK OF HEAD ON WOOD-BURNING STOVE AFTER LOSING BALANCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
INTOXICATED AND FELL INTO WOOD STOVE BURNING 30 % OF BODY,MED FLITE IN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/13/2006Age: 73 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 PARTIAL AND FULL THICKNESS BURNS TO BOTH HANDS; INJURED ON WOOD STOVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2006Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
CARRYING WOOD TO WOOD STOVE, DROPPED WOOD ON LOWER LEG, SKIN TEAR TO LEG, DX; SKIN TEAR, LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PUTTING WOOD IN STOVE, FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD AND STOVE/ LAC RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
69 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN FELL AGAINST WOOD STOVE AT HOME. DX; HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
74 Y/O F INJURED L FOREARM WHILE LOADING WOOD STOVE WITH WOOD AT HOME. DX; 2 DEGREE BURN L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2006Age: 52 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 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND : TOUCHED HOT WOOD STOVE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT WAS PUTTING WOOD IN THE STOVE AND INJURIED BACK. DX. BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT INJURED HER LOWER BACK WHILE PUTTING WOOD IN THE WOOD STOVE DX: SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION #
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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