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Accidents - Humidifiers - 0-5 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:139Hand:105
Finger:29Lower Arm:6
Face:6Upper Leg:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2004Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers, Vaporizers
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ON HUMIDIFIER OR VAPORIZER AT HOME; BURN TO TH IGH, ABDOMINAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PATIENT BURNED HAND BY STEAM FROM HUMIDIFIER; 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2004Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
PT BURNED LT HAND/3RD DIGIT ON HUMIDIFIER, 2 DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2004Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
STEAM BURN FROM HUMIDIFIER BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PT WAS BURNED BY HUMIDIFIER WATER. DX: L THIRD/FOURTH FINGER BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Humidifiers
PT TRIPPED OVER A HUMIDIFIER AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2004Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Vaporizers
PATIENT PULLED HUMIDIFIER WITH WATER OR WARM AIR MIST VAPORIZER ONTO FA CE WHILE IN BEDROOM AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE; 2ND DEGREE 4.5% FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/17/2004Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
BURNED HAND ON HOT HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
STEAM BURN TO BOTTOM OF L FOOT FROM A HUMIDIFIER,NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2004Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Hot water
2 DREGREE BURN R FOOT; MOM STATES PT KNOCKED OVER HUMIDIFIER & HOT WATE R SPLASHED ONTO FOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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