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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2002 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| FOREARMS & ABDOMINAL BURN-AT HOME-BURNED ON STEAM WHEN PRESSURE COOKER LID CAME OFF-TREATED-SENT TO BURN CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| DX:SECOND DEGREE BURN R FOREARM. REACHED OVER A PRESSURE COOKER AND REC EIVED STEAM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| 21 Y/O M C/O BURN - ATTEMPTED TO OPEN PRESSURE COOKER, EXPLODED HOT WATER. DX: FOREARM LEFT BUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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