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Accidents - Humidifiers - Years 1997-2010 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 437
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 03/04/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
2 YOF FELL ON HUMIDIFIER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2009Age: 1 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PT HAD STEAM FROM A HUMIDIFIER BURN FOREHEAD, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2009Age: 3 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Humidifiers
O2 TANK FELL OVER HUMIDIFIER AND WATER LEAKED INTO CHILD'S NASAL CAVIT Y. CHILD RESPONSIVE NOW BUT WAS LISTLESS X 5 MIN. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
FELL AND HIT CHIN ON HUMIDIFIER LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers, Other toys
BROTHER HIT PT ON WITH A TOY AND TOP OF HUMIDIFIER @ HOME. DX FACIAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2006Age: 6 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Baby walkers or jumpers
PT BABY IN WALKER PULLED ON CORD OF HUMIDIFIER AND PULLED IT DOWN AND H OT WATER SPLASHED IN HIS FACE DX// BURN HEAD AND FACE 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2006Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Humidifiers
~PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON A HUMIDIFIER. D: FALL / FACIAL CONTUISON /PO SSIBLE FX RIGHT MANDIBLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2006Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT PULLED HUMIDIFIER OFF THE SHELF, & EDGE OF IT HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Humidifiers
FELLL & HIT FACE ON HUMIDIFIER & PASSED OUT. SYNCOPE & RT FACIAL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2004Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Vaporizers
PATIENT PULLED HUMIDIFIER WITH WATER OR WARM AIR MIST VAPORIZER ONTO FA CE WHILE IN BEDROOM AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE; 2ND DEGREE 4.5% FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/14/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Humidifiers, Cribs
PT FELL OFF CRIB AND HIT FACE ON HUMIDIFIER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Humidifiers
FACE CONTUSION - WAS RUNNING AND FELL HITTING FACE ON HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2002Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Humidifiers
PULLED HUMIDIFER DOWN ON FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/1999Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/1998Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/1997Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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