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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 193
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PT FELT DIZZY AND FELL ONTO FIREPLACE SCREEN C/O LARGE LAC ON FOREHEAD. DX: SYNCOPAL EPISODE,CHI,HEAD LACERATION,ACUTE BLOOD LOSS. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| FELL BACKWARDS INTO FIREPLACE GRATE INJURING BACK, HAS POSSIBLE RIB FRA CTURE WITH ABRASION UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| WAS LIFTING FIRE GRATE AND FELT A "PULL" IN LOWER BACK---LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireplace equipment |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON A FIRE SCREEN, SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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