Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2002:	15
Year 2004:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT PULLED LID OFF PRESSURE COOKER. DX: 15-19% TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS CHEST, R ARM, NECK, FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT ARRIVED 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THE BACK AREA FROM PRESSURE COOKER THAT EXPLODED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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