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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 96
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2005:59
Year 2007:15
Year 2010:21

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/15/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
12 YO MALE WITH A SORE ARM FROM PLAYING BASEBALL - PUT AN ICE PACK ON A RM AND WENT TO SLEEP. WOKE UP AND BLISTERS ON ARM. DX FROSTBITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2010Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
50 YR OLD MALE PARAPLEGIC HAD ULCER REMOVED FROM ARM AND THEN USED HOT PACK ON IT AND BURNED AXILLA AREA
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: 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

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