Accidents - Hot water - Year 2003 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 100
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	61
26-50 years old:	39

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
BURN TO BACK SHOULDER AND BEHIND L EAR WITH HOT WATER WHEN GOT IN SHOWE R AT 4:30 AM. DX. 1 & 2 DEGREE BURN TO L EAR, NECK/SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
MOM REMOVING POT OF BOILING WATER FROM STOVE WHEN CHILD, WHO WAS BEHIND HER, WAS SPLASHED ON EAR AND TOE WITH WATER. D: 2ND DEG. BURNS EAR/TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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