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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| PT PUT HAND OVER STEAM VENT ON HUMIDIFIER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R INDEX, URI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE STEAM FROM A HUMIDIFIER CAUSING A BURN TO HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| PT WITH BLISTERS ON LT HAND/1ST/2ND/3RD DIGIT FROM STEAM FROM HUMIDIFER , 2 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Humidifiers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHILD, WHO HAD BEEN SLEEPING ON FLOOR, ROLLED OVER ONTO HOT HUMIDIFIER. BURNED WITH WATER/STEAM ON CHEST. D:SUPERFICIAL BURNS, URI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Humidifiers, Beds |
| JUMPED ONTO BED, FELL & HIT HUMIDIFIER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| FACE CONTUSION - WAS RUNNING AND FELL HITTING FACE ON HUMIDIFIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| MOTHER STATES PT PUT HAND INSIDE A HUMIDIFIER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| PATIENT BURNED FINGER ON STEAM FROM HUMIDIFIER AT HOME YESTERDAY; 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| MOVED ARM OVER WARM MIST HUMIDIFIER;BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| PULLED HUMIDIFER DOWN ON FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Humidifiers |
| FOOT BURNED ON STEAM FROM HUMIDIFIER SECOND DEGREE BURN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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