Accidents - Welding equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
PT C/O BURN TO SD/ARM. PT WAS WELDING WHEN HIS SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE.(NO FI RE DEPARTMENT PRESENT)DX UPPER LIMB 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LFT TORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Welding equipment
BURN UPPER ARM - PATIENT WAS BURNED BY WELDING TORCH AT HOME - LARGE RE D, BLISTERED WEEPING AREA ON UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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