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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:5
26-50 years old:166
50+ years old:136
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:97Elbow:68
Upper Arm:59Lower Trunk:46
Upper Leg:30All Of Body:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LOWER BACK - PT FELL ASLEEP ON HEATING PAD. HOT LIQUID BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens
PT WAS BURNED 2 DAYS AGO BY HOT RICE PAD WHICH IS HEATED UP IN MICROWAVE. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
FELL ASLEEP W/ A CHEMICAL ICE PACK ON ARM BURN 2ND DEGREE LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT HAD BACK PAIN AND USED A HEATING PAD WHICH BURNED HER BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
CHEMICAL BURN ELBOW - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BLISTERING ON RIGHT ELBOW - PATIENT HAD PLACED AN ICE PACK DIRECTLY ON SKIN - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT PUT ICE PACK ON BUTTOCK, CAUSED BURN TO BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
HIP BURN-CAUSED BY "HEAT PACK" (THERMACARE WRAP)-WORE IT FOR 11 HOURS- @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT WITH ALLERGIC REACTION TO ICE PACK FLUID FOUND CHEWING ON EMPTY ICE PACK X 1 MO AGO NOW WITH PROBLEMS BREATHING, INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
CP, BURN TO R BREAST FROM HEATING PAD DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN R BREAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT. WAS USING A HOT PACK ON HER UPPER CHEST AND BURNED HERSELF BURNS TO UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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