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Accidents - Dry ice - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:66
Year 1998:149
Year 2003:6
Year 2004:69
Year 2007:110
Year 2009:62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/23/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Dry ice
PT BURNED HAND ON DRY ICE AT A PARK 5 DAYS AGO DX// RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Dry ice
PT STATES A GENTLEMAN HANDED HIM A PIECE OF DRY ICE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS, HELD IT IN R HAND. DX. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry ice, Carts
PT STUCK LEFT HAND IN AN ICE CREAM CART AND TOUCHED DRY ICE NOW HAND BU RNS DX DRY ICE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT WAS PUTTING DRY ICE INTO CONTAINER AND DID NOT KNOW NOT TO PUT LID ON IT, JAR EXPLODED SLAMMING HANDS AGAINST WALL, DX; LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Dry ice
BURNED HAND WHEN HELD DRY ICE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/1998Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Dry ice, Nonglass bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/1998Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/1997Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Dry ice
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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