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Accidents - Sinks - Year 2006 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:85
16-25 years old:15
50+ years old:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/05/2006Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Faucets or spigots
GETTING BATH IN SINK WHEN HE GRABBED HOT WATER FAUCET AND TURNED IT ON BURNING THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks
1 AND 2 DEG BURNS TO THIGH. PT WAS POURING NOODLES OUT OF A POT INTO SI NK AND SPILLED THE HOT WATER ONTO LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sinks
77 YOF, STANDING AT KITCHEN SINK, DEVELOPED L LEG PAIN DX LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2006Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
SITTING IN SINK AT HOME TODAY AND TURNED ON HOT WATER CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT THIGH/LEG/ANKLE/FOOT,2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 18% OF BODY; SCALD BURNS
Disposition: Not recorded


Date: 02/08/2006Age: 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: Sinks, Hot water
CLIMBING ON SINK IN BASEMENT AND TURNED ON HOT WATER AND BURNED LEG SEC OND DEGREE BURN UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/13/2006Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
MOM BATHING PT IN SINK OR BATHTUB AT HOME, HE HIT FAUCET AND HOT WATER CAME ON BURNING THIGH, ABDOMEN, GROIN; BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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