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Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 215
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:200

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2009Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
33 YOF BURNS FOREARM OPENED A PRESSURE COOKER WHEN THE CONTENTS EXPLOED ED AND BURNED PT ARMS, *** APPLIED,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2009Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT OPENED THE PRESSURE COOKER AND WAS SPLASHED W/HOT WATER TO ARM. DX ARM SCALD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
SOUP FROM PRESSURE COOKER SPILLED ON PTS ARM, BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2009Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT STATES BURNED R ARM ON PRESSURE COOKER ON SATURDAY AT HOME WHEN COOK ER EXPLODED. DX. BURN R ARM AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
44YOF USING A PRESSURE COOKER REACHED FOR SAUCE BURNT LT FOREARM ;FOREARM 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2009Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER AND HAS A STEAM BURN TO L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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