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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,176
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water |
| PATIENT WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER WHEN IT EXPLODED, SPLASHING WATER ONTO HER CHEST, ARMS, & FOREARMS. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS, CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PRESSURE COOKER FELL ON FINGER DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| BURNS-1% 2ND DEGREE TO FOREHEAD, 1ST DEGREE-WRIST FROM PRESSURE COOKER, ATTEMPTEDTO OPEN COOKER LID, LID FELL OFF & STEAM RUSHED OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| HAS NECK STIFFNESS FROM LIFTING A HEAVY PRESSURE COOKER CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT WITH STEAM BURNS FROM OPENING PRESSURE COOKER ON WEDNESDAY. PEELING BURNS ON CHEST. D: BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water |
| 2% TBSA 1ST DEG BURNS TO ABD AND RIGHT THIGH. PT TOOK OFF LID OF PRESSU RE COOKER AND IT BLEW UP SPEWING HOT WATER ONTO PTS LEG AND ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| USING PRESSURE COOKER AND GOT A STEAM BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| 2% BURNS TO LEFT WRIST ANDN CHEST.PT WENT TO OPEN PRESSURE COOKER AND B URNED SELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM BURN. PT WAS MAKING OXTAIL SOUP IN A PRESSURE COOKER THAT EXPLODED SOME OF THE CONTENTS ON ARM, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| STEAM BURN FROM PRESSURE COOKER TO RT BREAST A WEEK AGO/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT BREAST WITH SECONDARY CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| BORNS TO CHEST AND LEFT ARM.PT HAD PRESSURE COOKER LID EXPLODE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Eyeglasses |
| PT WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER AND WENT TO REMOVE LID AND IT EXPLODED , PT WAS WEARING GLASSES THAT FLEW OFF, DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND: OPENED WITHOUT RELEASE OF PRESSURE ON PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP AND REDDENED CHEST WALL AND VISION IS BLURRED BURNS TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT WAS BURNED WHEN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED. DX: BURNS CHEST, ARM, ABDOMEN, NECK 12%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS 25% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED. DX: R ARM/CHEST BURN FIRST/SECOND DEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| BURN THORAX.PT.REFERS TRYING TO OPEN PRESSURE COOKER(TOP). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water |
| CHEST/ABD BURN S/P COOKING C PRESSURE COOKER, SPILLED HOT WATER ON CHE ST/ABD " BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| CARRYING HOT PRESSURE COOKER,EXPLODED WITH HOT SQUASH BURNS FACE/TORSO/ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT WAS PRYING THE LID OFF OF A PRESSURE COOKER AND THE LID BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. DX: FACIAL LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| OPENED A STEAM PRESSURE COOKER BURNS TO FACE 1ST & 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| TOOK THE TOP OF PRESSURED COOKER OFF, STEAM EXPLODED ONTO ABD " BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT SUSTAINED SCALDING BURNS OF THE FACE FROM AN EXPLODING PRESSURE COOK ER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| A PRESSURE COOKER HIT PATIENT'S CHEEK AT HOME. DX-LACERATION RIGHT CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT C/O PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP AND EXPLODED IN FACE WHILE OPENING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water |
| BURN FACE W/ HOT WATER AND STEAM FROM A PRESSURE COOKER BURNS TO FACE 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER BURNED PT'S TOE. DX: FIRST DEG BURN R TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| BURNS 2ND DEGREE L FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY FROM A PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, MILD BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT DROPPED A PRESSURE COOKER ON FOOT. DX: L FIFTH TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 32 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, Hot water |
| PT DX RT FOREARM BURN - PT WAS BURNED BY PRESSURE COOKER WITH STEAM AND HOT WATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT USING A PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A SCALD BURN TO LOWER ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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