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Accidents - Electric heating pads - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
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Date: 10/07/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURN ARMS - 57 YOF PRESENTS WITH BLISTERS TO LEFT SIDE OF CHEST AFTER U SING A HEATING PAD, HAS DECREASED SENSITIVITY D/T CHEMO TX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2006Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
RED BLISTERED AREA UNDER R ARM AFTER USING HEATING PAD TOO LONG (FELL A SLEEP)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
1-2 DEGREE BURN TO BACK; PRESENTS WITH HEATING PAD BURN TO THORACIC BAC K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2006Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads, Chairs
PT FELL FROM CHAIR 6 DAYS AGO. NOW WITH HEATING PAD BURN TO BACK. D: BU RN, KNEE PAIN, HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURN TO BACK FROM HEATING PAD DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT USED HEATING PAD FOR BACK PX AND BURNED BACK. DX: LOW BACK PX, BURN MID BACK PARTIAL THICKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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