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Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:116Foot:93
Lower Trunk:75Hand:70
Face:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN LT.HAND.PT.REFERS BURN WITH PRESSURE COOKER(.VAPOR)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT WAS WALKING AND KICKED PRESSURE COOKER DX: RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED AND PT WAS BURNED ON UPPER TORSO BY HOT TOMATO JUICE DX- BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURNT ON LIQUID FROM PRESSURE COOKER RESULTING IN 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water
PT HAD A PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODESPEWING HOT WATER ONTO CHEST SCALD BURN S TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT DROPPED PRESSURE COOKER ON FOOT. DX: L FOOT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
1SR DEGREE BURN TO FACE.PT OPENED PRESSURE COOKER AND WATER SPLASHED ON TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
WAS RUNNIG DOWN DRIVEWAY WITH GARGBAGE CAN AND FELL ONTO CAN ON L SIDE DX- RIB FX PNEUMOTHORAX LAC ABRA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/09/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN 2ND.DEGREE ON CHEST.PT.REFERS PRESSURE COOKER EXPLOTED VAPOR/STEAM BURN CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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