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Accidents - Humidifiers - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:97Finger:85
Upper Trunk:43All Of Body:31
Face:21Head:15
Internal:6Upper Arm:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
FELL AND HIT CHIN ON HUMIDIFIER LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Humidifiers, Liniments or rubbing compounds
PLACED MOUTH ONTO VAPORUB HUMIDIFIER LAST PM P PLACING .5 TAP *** >> IN G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2007Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
`BURNED LEFT HAND ON HUMIDIFER. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PT STUMBLED AGAINST STEAM HUMIDIFIER AT HOME. DX. 1 & 2 DEG BURNS TO C HEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2007Age: 4 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Humidifiers
FATHER DROPPED A HUMIDIFIER CONTAINER WEIGHING ABOUT 1/2 LB ON PT'S HEA D -LOC ACTING APPROPRIATE DX- CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2007Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Humidifiers
COUGH AFTER USE OF HUMIDIFIER AT HOME CROUP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers, Other toys
BROTHER HIT PT ON WITH A TOY AND TOP OF HUMIDIFIER @ HOME. DX FACIAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2007Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
3 WEEKS AGO PT FELL AGAINST A HUMIDIFIER, & BURNED RT INDEX FINGER, FINGER STILL SWOLLEN. DX: HEALED RT INDEX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2007Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Floors or flooring materials
CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR @ HOME REACHED OUT TO THE STEAM VENT WARM MIST HUMIDIFER BURN TO LEFT PALM. DX LEFT HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2007Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Humidifiers
PLAYING IN CLOSET WHERE HUMIDIFIER IS STORED AND MAY HAVE SWALLOWED QUA RTER SIZED DISC FROM HUMIDIFIER THAT IS MISSING, FB SHOULD PASS ON OWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Humidifiers
DAD TRIPPED OVER HUMIDIFIER WHILE CARRYING PT, PT FELL ON BACK WITH BOT H ELBOWS SUPPORTING WEIGHT 6 DAYS AGO, RESTRICTED MOTION; HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2007Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
PATIENT BURNED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2007Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
PT AT HOME PUT HAND ON HUMIDIFIER BURN R HAND / DX 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN R PALM AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2007Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers, Vaporizers
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON HUMIDIFIER OR VAPORIZER, HAS BEEN PICKING THE BL ISTER; HEALING 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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