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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 568
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Leg:137Upper Trunk:135
All Of Body:76Foot:68
Wrist:67Hand:67
Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/28/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT. WAS USING PRESSURE COOKER THE DAY BEFORE, SOMEHOW BURNED HER THIGH - 2 DEGREE BURNS TO THIGH -
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNS FROM PRESSURE COOKER STEAM BURN CHEST -RIGHT UPPER ARMS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNS FROM PRESSURE COOKER STEAM LEFT FOOT 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
66YOF WAS COOKING CHILLI IN HER PRESSURE COOKER,WHEN IT EXPLODED ALL OVER HER DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS L HAND/R FING/BREAST/ABD/R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNED WHILE USING PRESSURE COOKER 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE 2ND DEGREE BURN BI LATERAL THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


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


Date: 08/17/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
51 YOWM GOT BURNED WHILE USING A PRESSURE COOKER. ALSO BURNED: LOWER TR UNK,FACE,ARM, FOREARM (BILAT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PATIENT BURNED HER HAND WIWTH HOT STEAM WHILE CANNING BEANS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT WHO CAME TO ER AFTER SUFFERED LT WRIST TRAUMA WHEN TRY TO OPEN A PRE SSURE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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