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Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 536
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:158Wrist:76
Hand:75Upper Arm:68
Upper Trunk:66Unkown:59
Lower Arm:15Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/11/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
70 YO DROPPED PRESSURE COOKER LID ON TOE FX TOE OPEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURNED ARM WITH A WATER BATH CANNER DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS THERMAL BURNS RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 09/10/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
LEFT HAND BURN. PT SPILLED TOMATOES ON HAND WHEN USING A PRESSURE COOKE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
53 YOF WAS COOKING MEAT IN PRESSURE COOKER AND COOKER EXPLODED IN FACE CAUSING BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/07/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT. SCALDED AND BURNED FACE W. STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER. DX. FACIAL B URN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
COOKING- PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED BOTH HANDS FOREARMS 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
1ST,2ND DEG BURN FACE & L HAND/59YOF AT HM COOKING W/PRESSURE COOKER ON SUN. OPENED IT TOO EARLY & THE STEAM & WATER BURNED FACE AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2005Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED ON HANDS BURN WRISTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
1ST,DEGREEBURN.PT.REFERS GOT BURN WITH PRESSURE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2005Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water
MAKING SOUP IN PRESSURE COOKER AND COOKER EXPLODED SPLATTERING HOT WATE R AND SOUP OVER HER BODY 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
25 BURNS TO FOREARM AND BREAST.PT HAD A PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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