Accidents - Sinks - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 737
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	24
Year 1998:	25
Year 1999:	10
Year 2000:	75
Year 2001:	89
Year 2002:	94
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	118
Year 2005:	65
Year 2007:	69
Year 2009:	146
Year 2010:	10

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sinks, Faucets or spigots
2MOF BEING BATHED IN BATHROOM SINK OR BATHTUB AT HOME, FAUCET GOT TOO H OT & PTS LWR LEG TOUCHED FAUCET WHEN DAD PLACED PT IN SINK; BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
10MOF PT, MOM GIVING PT BATH IN THE SINK, PULLED PT OUT OF WATER, FORGO T TO TURN OFF HOT WATER, SPLASHED PTS L SHIN. DX L LOWER LEG SCALD BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
BURNED LOWER EXTREMITIES WHEN SHE CLOMBED IN HOT WATER IN SINK;DX BURNE D LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
DX LAC LEG: CLIMB'G ON BATHROOM SINK & W GET'G DOWN CUT SELF ON THE CORNER OF THE SINK & LAC GROIN ON SHARP EDGE OF SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2009	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
LOWER LEG INJURIES , "GRANDMOTHER STATED PATIENT CLIMBED ONTO BATHROOM SINK, TURNED ON HOT WATER. DX-BURN BILATERAL LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
CONT LWR LEG ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PORCELEIN SINK BROKE;DX LACERATED LOWER ARM AND LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks
HOT WATER THAT WAS IN SINK BURNED PTS LEG. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 3 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
3 MOF GETTING BATH IN SINK, MOTHER ACCIDENTALLY TURNED COLD WATER OFF B EFORE HOT AND BABY SUSTAINED BURNS TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
PT CLIMED IN SINK AND TURNED HOT WATER ON AND BURNED LEG DX// BURN LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
CONTUSION L &R LWR LEGS, VIA EMS, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING SINK AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING L CHEEK, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2005	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
PT IN SINK THIS AM GETTING BATH. TURNED OFF COLD WATER & HOT WATER STILL RUNNING. DX: 3RD DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG & ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
PATIENT FELL OFF WHEN SITTING ON SINK AT HOME, WON'T WALK ON LEG; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
PT. WAS FOUND IN THE BATHROOM SINK AT HOME, WITH THE HOT WATER ON, BURN S TO LOWER LEGS- SIS WAS BABYSITTING PT. DX: 2ND DEGREE HOT WATER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
A SINK FELL ON PT'S RT. FOOT AT THE STORE- PT. FUSSY DX: FRACTURE OF RT. DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks, Toilets
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD FELL BETWEEN SINK AND TOILET TWISTING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sinks
PT FELL FROM BATHROOM SINK LANDED ON BOTH FEET PT NOW LIMPING. DX SPRAIN TO LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
PT AND SIBLING CLIMBED TO THE SINK PT WAS BURNED WHEN SIBLING TURNED ON THE HOT WATER. D: 15%-20% - 2ND DEGREE BURN - EMERSION TYPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
CLIMBING ON SINK AND CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks
BURNED RIGHT LEG 2ND DEGREE 7% BSA WHEN HE CLIMBED INTO INTO SINK: ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
FELL OFF SINK GRABBED HOT WATER; 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
LACERATION TO LEFT LEG - PORCELIN SINK BROKE AND CUT PT ON LEG. D: LA CERATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
TAKING A SINK BATH, REACHED OVER AND TURNED OFF COLD WATER AND ONLY HOT WATER COMING OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2001	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2001	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2000	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2000	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/1999	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks, Counters or countertops
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1997	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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