Accidents - Wallpaper steamers - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 74
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	14
26-50 years old:	59

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:

Hand:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Wallpaper steamers, Wallpaper
20 YOM WAS TRYING TO REMOVE WALLPAPER WITH STEAMER AND OPENED IT UP AND SUSTAINED A BURN TO RIGHT PALM AND RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Wallpaper steamers
PT BURNED ARM ON WALLPAPER STEAMER DX// BURN RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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