Accidents - Electric heating pads - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Shoulder

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 150
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT WAS USING A HEATING PAD AND WAS BURNT ON SHOULDER DX: BURNS TO SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER WORKING IN THE YARD SO HE PUT A HEATING PAD ON IT NOW HAS A THERMAL BURN BLISTER TO SHOULDER FROM HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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