Accidents - Humidifiers - 0-5 years old - Year 2009 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PT HAD STEAM FROM A HUMIDIFIER BURN FOREHEAD, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Humidifiers
O2 TANK FELL OVER HUMIDIFIER AND WATER LEAKED INTO CHILD'S NASAL CAVIT Y. CHILD RESPONSIVE NOW BUT WAS LISTLESS X 5 MIN. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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