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Accidents - Cookware - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 134
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Date: 11/27/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
PT "I WAS COOKING WHEN I DROPPED POT ON MYSELF" - BURN INJURY TO LT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
DAD IN KITCHEN WITH HOT POT OF SOUP. TURNED AND ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED IT ON CHILD. D:1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN, THIGH. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/28/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cookware
PT SUSTAINED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO BOTH THIGHS - C/O BURN TO THIGH FROM THE HOT COVER OF POT WHICH EXPLODED AND HIT HER THIGHS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2002Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
HAD HOT POT OF TEA POURED ONTO HIS THIGH BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
COOKING WHEN POT OF OIL CAUGHT FIRE AND RAN OUT OF HOUSE WITH POT THATS PILLED ON ARM. THIGH AND ANKLE,UNKN IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
PT DROPPED POT OF HOT WATER ON LT THIGH,2% BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2002Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware, Hot water
BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN PULLED OVER POT OF HOT WATER WHEN HE AND MOM IN KITCHEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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