Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 40
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT TRYING TO START HOT WATER HEATER WHEN FLAME CAME BACK AT HIM BURNING RT HAND W/SMALL BLISTERS NOTED. RT HAND MINOR BURN-NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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