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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 483
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:35
Year 2003:68
Year 2004:119
Year 2007:169
Year 2009:6
Year 2010:84
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Leg:143Face:85
Lower Trunk:69Upper Leg:58
Shoulder:43Eyeball:40
Ankle:15Upper Arm:15
Knee:6Upper Trunk:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/28/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
25 YO M USING HOT HEATING PAD INJURED ANKLE BURN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2010Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
16YOF FELL ASLEEP WITH AN ICE PACK ON LOWER LEG AWOKE WITH BRUISING AND PAIN FROST BITE TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT HAD A GEL ICE PACK ON HIS L KNEE YEST WHEN IT BROKE OPEN. GEL GOT ON TO SKIN. HAS BLISTER, AREA OF DISCOLORATION. DX CHEM BURN L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT WAS BURNED BY A CHEMICAL ICE PACK. DX: FROSTBITE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT STATES HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND USED ICE PACK ON SHOULDER AND LEFT IT TOO LONG. DX. BURN R SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2007Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT SHAKING ICE PACK, PACK BROKE SPLASHING CHEMICAL INTO R EYE -CHEMICAL CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT WITH BURN TO FOREHEAD FROM ICE PACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens
PT. WAS ON HEAT PACK THAT WAS IN MICROWAVE AND POUCH BURST W/HOT LIQUID DRAINING ONTO LEG. DX. 2 DEG BURNS L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2004Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
GEL TYPE OF ICE PACK ON LEG TOO LONG GAVE POSSIBLE FROST BITE TO PATIEN T DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS DRYING TO AREA OF LEG USED ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2004Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PUT AN ICE PACK ON BACK, HAD PACK BETWEEN BACK BRACE AND BARE SKIN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES/ FROST BITE LOWR BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
CHEMICAL ICE BAG BROKE & LEAKED ON LT. LOWER LEG DX: BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PULLED AND MUSCLE AND PUT "GEL ICE PACK" ON THIGH - CAUSING A 2ND DEGRE E BURN TO LEG FROM ICE PAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT WENT TO SCHOOL NURSE FOR BACK PAIN ICE PACK APPILED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
USING AN ICE PACK ON FACE AND FELL ASLEEP;FROST BITE NOW TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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