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Accidents - Clothes steamers - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 60
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:30
26-50 years old:30
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Leg:30Hand:15
Finger:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 04/15/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothes steamers
PT FELL ONTO STEAMER. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURN L THIGH/ABD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothes steamers
DX RIGHT HAND BURN: USING STEAMER AT HOME, INJURED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes steamers
HIT RIGHT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS ON EDGE OF STEAMER LACERATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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