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Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Face

 

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 15
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/13/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
1% BURNS TO FACE,CHEST AND RT ARM.WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER TO COOK B EANS AND LID BLEW OFF AND PT WAS BURNED ON FACE,CHEST AND ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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