Accidents - Electric blankets or sheets - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 75
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
PT BENDING OVER TO ADJUST ELECTRIC BLANKET, BECAME DIZZY AND FELL HITTI NG BACK OF HEAD. NO LOC. NOW W/ LOW BACK PAIN. D: LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
PT LEFT ELECTRIC BLANKET ON ALL NIGHT, L FOOT BLISTERED, FLUID FILLED A ND BROKEN BLISTERS. TOES DARK AND RUDDY COLOR DX: L FOOT BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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