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Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - Year 2008 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 518
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Date: 12/05/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
63 YOF HAD HOT WATER FROM PRESSURE COOKER BURN FACE FIRST DEGREE BURN FACE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 11/22/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN TO FACE FROM HOT WATER WHEN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURNED IN THE FACE WITH A PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME SUSTAINED SCALD BU RNS TO FACE AND NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
FACIAL BURNS.PT HAD A PRESSURE COOKER BLOW UP AND BURNED PTS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
37 YO STEAM KTO FACE FROM PRESSURE COOKER BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 09/10/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Foods
1ST & 2ND DEG FACIAL & ARM BURNS/21YOM AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE AT 6:20P WAS BURNED BY PRESSURE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S FACE AT HOME WHILE TAKING LID OFF BURNED BY STEAM. DX-BURN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT TAKING THE LID OFF A PRESSURE COOKER AND SUSTAINED STEAM BURNS TO FA CE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP IN FACE DX: 2MD DEGREE BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
USING A PRESSURE COOKER AND WHEN OPENING IT ,IT SPRAYED HOT STEAM LIQU ID ONTO FACE AND CHEST BURNING THEM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/22/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
USING PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME EXPLODED 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND ARM S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT RECEIVED BURNS TO FACE, HAND AND ABDOMEN WHEN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED AT HOME. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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