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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2000:85
Year 2002:111
Year 2003:107
Year 2007:15
Year 2008:6
Year 2009:70
Year 2010:74
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:247All Of Body:103
Upper Trunk:70Hand:16
Knee:15Lower Trunk:6
Internal:5Upper Arm:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/03/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
DX: 6 YO F W/ INGESTION OF COLD PACK. GAGGING/ VOMITED, MOUTH IS TANGY FEELING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
7 YO F, PT AT CHURCH W/ FRIENDS TASTED CONTENTS OF COLD PACK (AMMONIUM NITRATE CRYSTALS), SPIT IT OUT, DX ACCIDENTAL TOXIC INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
12 YO MALE WITH A SORE ARM FROM PLAYING BASEBALL - PUT AN ICE PACK ON A RM AND WENT TO SLEEP. WOKE UP AND BLISTERS ON ARM. DX FROSTBITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
6 Y/O FEMALE WITH CORN FILLED HOT BACK WITH REDDNESS TO BACK. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THORACIC/SUPERFICIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT W/ABSCESS TO LOW BACK OVER SACRUM X1 WK AND HAS BEEN PLACING HOT COM PRESS TO AREA, NOW W/DRAINAGE OF BLOOD AND PUS; ABSCESS OF BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Bathtubs or showers
USED AN ICEPACK ONTO KNEE, TOOK SHOWER THEN NOTICED REDNESS @ THE SITEO F THE PACK " FROST BITE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
SQUEEZING INSTANT COLD PACK AT SCHOOL, SUBSTANCE SQUIRTED IN EYE. DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT TOUCHED HOT/ COLD PAK, AND LICKED FINGERS-INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT TOUCHED HOT/COLD PAK, BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PATIENT HIT ON MOUTH WITH A BOOK, GIVIEN ICE PACK FOR SWELLING, CONTENT S IN ICE PACK LEAKED INTO MOUTH; AMONIUM NITRATE INGESTION, PC CONTACTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
HAND WARMET PACKET BROKE AND SOME WENT INTO PT'S EYE. DX: OD CORNEAL ABR W/FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
7 YOM USING COMMERCIAL ICE PACK IT BROKE WENT INTO EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2000Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2000Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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