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Accidents - Portable food or beverage coolers - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 345
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Mouth:159Face:127
Head:15Foot:15
Lower Leg:15All Of Body:11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
FOUND IN LARGE ICE CHEST UNRESPONSIVE;CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
HIT LIP WITH TRAY FROM COOLER DX: LACERATION TO LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2002Age: 3 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
MOM SLIPPED & BUMPED CHILD'S HEAD ON A METAL COOLER.NO LAC.DX CONT OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
RT 1ST MT FX-AT HOME-WALKED ON A "PROPPED UP" COOLER-COOLER LID SHUT ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2002Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PATIENT PLAYING WITH ICE PACK, ICE PACK WAS LEAKING AND MAY HAVE INGEST ED GEL; NON TOXIC, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL OFF COOLER ONTO LINOLEUM FLOOR AT HOME; LIP LAC, TEETH LOO SE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
CUT EYEBROW WHEN FELL ON COOLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2002Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
CHILD FELL WHILE RUNNING AT HIT FOREHEAD ON PLASTIC ICE CHEST. D: FACE ABRASION/CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PT FELL OFF OF A COOLER & BIT TONGUE; TONGUE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2002Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PLAYING CHILD PUSHED OFF ICE CHEST BY BROTHER AND LANDED ON CONCRETE. D: FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PATIENT JUMPED OFF A PORTABLE COOLER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED RIGHT LOWER LEG SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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