Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - Year 2002 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	60
26-50 years old:	45
50+ years old:	67

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN TO THE HAND - SUSTAINED WHILE COOKING WITH A PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT HAS BURN LT HAND FROM PRESSURE COOKER +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PATIENT BURNED HER HAND WIWTH HOT STEAM WHILE CANNING BEANS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN LEFT HAND ,WRIST AND TOP OF FOOT - PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED BURNED WITH HOT LIQUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BILATERAL HANDS.PT BURNED HAND S ON A PRESS URE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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