Accidents - Towels or cloths - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 31
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/12/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens
PT WARMED TOWEL IN MICROWAVE AND THEN THREW IN GARBAGE WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: SMOKE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Towels or cloths, Microwave ovens
59 Y/O PUT A TOWEL IN A MICROWAVE IN HOTEL ROOM CAUGHT TOWEL ON FIRE. DX-SMOKE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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