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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 493
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:157Neck:97
Upper Trunk:70Foot:62
All Of Body:62Wrist:37
Knee:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT PUT HOT RICE PACK HEATING PAD ON L WRIT AND BURNED HER WRIST. DX. C ELLULITIS L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
44YOF PUT A GEL COLD PACK ON LOWER BACK AND IT LEAKED ONTO SKIN SUSTAIN ED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2009Age: 6 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
6 Y/O FEMALE WITH CORN FILLED HOT BACK WITH REDDNESS TO BACK. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THORACIC/SUPERFICIAL
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: 07/29/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
USED A COLD PACK ON BOTH HIPS WHICH CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS TO BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2009Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
WAS APPLYING ICE PACK FORNECK PAIN, FELL ASLEEP WITH PACK ON&NOW WITH W ORSENING PAIN>>SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT PLACED "***" HEAT PATCH TO "MUSCLE STRAIN AND DEVELOPED HIVES, DIFFU SE ITCHING, TONGUE SWELLING. D:ALLERGIC REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
55 YO F FORSTBITE TO NECK/SHOULDER FELL ASLEEP WITH ICE PACK ON*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PUT CHEMICAL ICE PACK ON LOW BACK, AWOKE WITH FLUID ALL OVER AND PAINFU L SKIN ON LOW BACK, HAS 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS LUMBAR AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2009Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT PUT HAND WARMING PACKS IN SOCKS AND BURNED FEET - SECOND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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