Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 130
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens
80YOM WAS HOME PLACED A FABRIC HEATING PAD FILLED WITH RICE INTO THE MICROWAVE,PLACED ON LOWER BACK,NOTICED BLISTER;2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT USED ICE PACK ON BACK FOR 3 HOURS LAST NIGHT HAS BLISTERS ON BACK DX// 2ND DEGREE SKIN BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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