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Accidents - Hot water - Year 2004 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 327
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Date: 11/28/2004Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT IS AUTISTIC AND WAS WASHING HAIR AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE AND WATER WAS TOO HOT AND PT'S SCALP WAS BURNT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot water, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON WATER AND FELL ON FLOOR - MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hot water, Other ranges or ovens
PT COOKING HOT DOGS/BOILING H20 SPILLED OFF OF STOVE ONTO TOP OF PT HEA D WITH HAIR SINGED OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2004Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT HELPING FRIEND WORK ON CAR WHEN THEY REMOVED RADIATOR CAP AND HOT WA TER SPRAYED ON PT'S HEAD. D: 1ST DEGREE BURN, SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2004Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot water
PATIENT DROPPED HOT WATER ON HERSELF. DX-PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS, LEFT & RIGHT LEGS. FELL SUSTAINING A CLOLSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
5 Y.O. W MALE W/SCALD BURN TO HEAD. PT WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE KITCHEN & RAN INTO MOM WHO WAS COOKING HOT WATER IN A PAN @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
WHILE BOILIN EGGS, HOT WATER SPLASHED TO TOP OF HEAD . D: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT. HAD HOT WATER WHICH ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED ON HEAD & RT. SIDE DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT. SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
BACKED INTO A KETTLE OF BOILING WATER AT HOME. 5% 1ST DEGREE BURN TO BA CK OF HEAD AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO CHEST, BILATERAL ARMS AND LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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