Accidents - Hot water - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,700
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	444
6-15 years old:	106
16-25 years old:	285
26-50 years old:	427
50+ years old:	435

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Sinks
PT IN BATHROOM SINK AT HOME WHEN 5YO SIBLING TURNED ON HOT WATER BURNIN G PTS LEGS; BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
3 Y/O SPILLED HOT WATER ON HIMSELF AT HOME. DX-BURNS RIGHT LOWER LEG AND ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED BOILING WATER ON LEG WHILE COOKING. DX. 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER E XTREMITY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WAS BURNED W/BOILING WATER 2 DAYS AGO. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN R SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PULLED A BOWEL OF HOT WATER ON TO R LEG. DX 1-2% BURN TO LEG#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WITH BURNS TO LEGS FROM HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT'S AUNT WAS WASHING PT OFF WITH HOT WATER AND NOW PT HAS RED MARKS ON LOWER LEGS. DX: BURNS FROM HOT WATER ON LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
7 MOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO LEFT LOWER LEG FROM HOT BATH WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Counters or countertops
KNOCKED HOT WATER OFF COUNTER AND BURNED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Other ranges or ovens
PULLED A POT OF HOT WATER OFF STOVE, DX BURN-LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LEFT LOWER LEG BURN.PT HAD HOT WATER SPILL ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN SPILLED HOT COFFEE ON LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Other ranges or ovens
RUNNING IN HOUSE WITH BROTHER AND BUMPED INTO STOVE - BOILING WATER SPI LLED ON PTS LEGS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SCALD BURN TO LEG FROM HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED LOWER LEG WITH HOT WATER;DX SCALD BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT BURNED LEG WITH HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WAS MAKING HOT NOODLES AND TURNED FAST SPILLING BOILING WATER ON LOWER LEFT LEG, 2ND AND 3RD BURNS TO LOWER LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
MOMS CUP OF HOT WATER FELL ON PT. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LEGS BURNED-SPILLED HOT WATER ON SELF-@ HOME-SENT TO BURN CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Sinks
DAD GIVING BATH IN SINK, CHILD TURNED ON FAUCET OF HOT WATER, DX BURNED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED BY HOT WATER AUNT WAS CARRYING WATER AND IT SPILLED ON HER DX: SCALD TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LEFT LEG BURN FROM HOT WATER HITTING LEFT LOWER LEG. DX-FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS/BLISTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LEG - S/P BURNED YESTERDAY WITH HOT WATER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURN TO LEG FROM HOT WATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Swimming pools
PT HAS HX OF SPINA BIFIDA- WAS VISTING HOT SPRINGS POOL GOT IN FOR 3 SEC WHEN SHE REALIZED H20 WAS BURNING HER LEGS.DX 1ST &2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
POURING BOILING WATER IN TO BATHTUB, SPILLED ON LOWER LEGS/ 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT LEG AND RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
DROPPED HOT WATER ON HIMSELF. DX-BURNS TO LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WITH BURNS TO LEGS FROM HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BIL LOWER LEG BURNS. PT SPILLED BOILING WATER ONTO LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
PT SPILLED POT OG HOT WATER ON R LOWER LEG DX 1ST-2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SPILLED BOILING WATER ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG SCALD BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Wheelchairs
PT IS IN A WHEELCHAIR WAS REACHING OVER AND SPILLED BOILING WATER ONTO LOWER LEGS AND SUSTAINED SCALD BRUND TO LEGS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED LEG AND FEET ON HOT WATER DX:SCALD BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURN RIGHT LEG WITH HOT WATER DX: BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Day wear
PT SPILLED BOILING WATER ONTO SOCK & SHOE. DX: L LEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN 4 CM X 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Towels or cloths
PT HOLDING A POT OF BOILING WATER WHEN HAND TOWEL CAUGHT FIRE, PT DROPP ED POT, SPLASHED HOT WATER ON LEG-NO F.D. ATTENDANCE NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Other ranges or ovens
BOILING WATER FROM STOVE SPILLED ONTO LT LEGDX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Sinks
MOM HOLDING PT, BENT DOWN & PTS LEG FELL INTO SINK UNDER HOT RUNNING WA TER YEST, BLISTER/ERYTHEMA TO LWR LEG, ALSO W/DIAPER RASH; LWR LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEGS AND BACK WHEN BOILING WATER WAS SPILLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURN R LEG 1 WK AGO. PT WAS BOILING WATER & FELL ON R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON LOWER L LEG AT HOME CAUSED BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
34 YO SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEG BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Foods
PATIENT SPILLED A COMBINATION OF WATER AND MILK SCALDING BOTH HER LEGS DX-SECOND DEGREE BURN, 2% TOTAL BODY SURFACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Stairs or steps
PT WAS CARRYING A CUP OF HOT WATER UP THE STAIRS AND HOT WATER SPILLED ONTO LOWER LEG AND BURNED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
AUNT RUNNING A BATH W/O ANY COLD WATER, LATER PT FOUND SCREAMING IN THE TUB WITH BURN TO BILATERAL LOWER EXTERMITIES>> SCALD/HOT WATE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LEG BURN. PT BURNED LEG ON HOT WATER WHEN COOKING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hot water
DROPPED BOILING WATER ONTO LEG&DORSUM OF FOOT A WEEK AGO, NOW THE AREA IS GETTING RED&SWOLLEN >> CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURN 2ND.DEGREE LT.LEG.PT.REFERS BURN LEG WITH HOT WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
DX: L LEG SCALD BURN ON HOT WATER IN BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Sinks
BURNED LEG IN HOT WATER IN SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Day wear
STUMBLED OVER PAIL OF BOILING WATER HAD TIGHTS ON 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SCALD BURN TO LEG FROM HOT WATER FOR COFFEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SCALD BURN TO LEG WHEN HOT WATER SPILLED FROM HEATING DEVICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT BURNED LEG WITH HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Coffee makers or teapots
PT WAS POURING BOILING WATER FROM GLASS TEAPOT WHEN THE BOTTOM BURST. DX: 6-7% SUPERFICIAL BURNS BILAT LEGS, 2% PARTIAL THICKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Other ranges or ovens
C/O BURN L LOWER EXTREMITY - BURNED W/HOT WATER TAKEN OFF STOVE, BURNED THROUGH PANTS. DX. BURN L LOWER EXTREMITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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