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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 360
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Leg:119Lower Trunk:94
Eyeball:68Neck:39
All Of Body:22Hand:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/05/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT WAS LYING ON A ICE PACK WHEN IT BROKE AND FLUID FROM PACK HIT SKIN AND HE BROKE OUT IN RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
CHEMICAL BURNS TO LOWER LEG FROM USING AN ICE PACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens
PT WAS BURNED W/GEL HEAT PACK WHICH WAS HEATED IN MICROWAVE. DX: SUPERFICIAL SECOND DEG BURN R LEG, 1 WK S/P R LEG CONT.
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: 06/26/2003Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT HAS BEEN WEARING AN "AQUA COOL" ON NECK FOR 3 DAYS COMPLAINT OF SUDD EN ONSET RASH AND BURNING TODAY, CONTACT DERMATITIS NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
SQUEEZING INSTANT COLD PACK AT SCHOOL, SUBSTANCE SQUIRTED IN EYE. DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT TOUCHED HOT/ COLD PAK, AND LICKED FINGERS-INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT TOUCHED HOT/COLD PAK, BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PATIENT HIT ON MOUTH WITH A BOOK, GIVIEN ICE PACK FOR SWELLING, CONTENT S IN ICE PACK LEAKED INTO MOUTH; AMONIUM NITRATE INGESTION, PC CONTACTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Wheelchairs
DX:2ND DEGREE LOWER LUMBAR REGION BURN FROM HEATING PACK WHILE ALSEEP IN WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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