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Accidents - Hot water - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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Date: 11/07/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LOWER LEG BURN, SPILLED HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Kerosene or oil heaters
MOTHER STATES HOT WATER ON TOP OF KEROSENE HEATER SPILLED ONTO PT'S LEG AFTER HE STUMBLED INTO IT. DX. BURN R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
ACCIDENTALLY POURED HOT BOILING WATER ON LWR LEGS 2 DAYS PTA AT HOME; 2 ND DEGREE BURN TO BI-LAT LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT POURED HOT WATER ON LEG. HAIR MISSING FROM LOWER LEG. LEFT ER BEFORE SEEN. MOM TO TAKE PT TO PCP IN AM.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/01/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
PT CARRYING A POT OF BOILING WATER. DROPPED POT & HOT WATER SPLASHED UP ON PT'S LEGS. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG & FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/27/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WAS BURNT ON LOWER LEG WITH HOT WATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED LEG WITH HOT WATER DX: SCALD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT BURNED WITH BOILING HOT WATER ON LATERAL SIDE OF LOWER L LEG - 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/23/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WAS CARRYING BOILING WATER THAT SPILLED ON HER - BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT HAD HOT WATER SPILLED ONTO LEG. DX LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED LEG ON WITH HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED IN A BATHTUB OF SCALDING HOT WATER,BISTERS ON RT LEG AND FOO T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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