Accidents - Electric heating pads - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,983
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	1,109
50+ years old:	836

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	793	Upper Trunk:	249
Shoulder:	208	Upper Leg:	194
Lower Leg:	169	Neck:	85
Upper Arm:	84	Hand:	80
Head:	70	All Of Body:	15
Ankle:	15	Finger:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT LEFT HEATING PAD ON CALF ALL NIGHT. DX: 2ND DEG BURN R INNER CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 3 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT PLACED ON A HEATING PAD FOR STOMACH- ACHE MOM SAYS SHE DIDN'T NOTE THAT THE PAD WAS ON HIGH BURNS TO LOWER LEGS. DX SUPERFICAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads
SHINGLES.PT USED A HEATING PAD AND DEVELOPED RED BUMPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BLISTERS TO ABD AND BACK. PT HAD BEEN USING A HEATING PAD AND BURNED SK IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT PUT A HEATING PAD ON LEFT LOWER LEG AND LEFT IT THERE OVER NIGHT AN D DEVELOPED A THERMAL BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT HAD SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO R UPPER LEG FROM USING HEATING PAD ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads, Lawn mowers
84YOM WAS HOME MOWING THE GRASS THIS AFTERNOON,WENT INTO THE HOUSE, "SHAKING WITH COLD"PUT HEATING PAD ON HIS BACK;URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT HAD BURN TO R UPPER LEG FROM USING HEATING PAD @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heating pads
PT PLACED HEATING PAD ON STIFF NECK AND HAD INCREASED PX. DX: NECK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
SLEPT C HEATING PAD ON, AWOKE C BLISTERS ONTO UPPER ARM >> BURN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
USING HEATING PAD FOR BACK SPASMS, NOW C BURN ONTO THE BUTTOCKS >> BURN/AMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads, Medical equipment, general
H/O BREAST IMPLANTS, USED HEATING PAD ONTO BREAST&DEV BLISTERS >> CELLULITIS VS BREAST ABCESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT WITH BURN TO ABD FROM A HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
WENT TO SLEEP WITH HEATING PAD ON; SUSTAINED BURN TO LEFT HIP. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heating pads
47YOF WAS HOME REACHING FOR HEATING PAD,HEARD A POP; LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Electric heating pads
PT, WITH 3 WK HX OF ARM RASH & VISIT TO DERMATOLOGIST, HAS INCREASED RE DNESS, BURNING, ITCHING S/P USING HEATING PAD LAST NIGHT. D:DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT SUBSTAINED BURN TO CALF AREA OF LEG FROM ELECT HEATING PAD C/O PAIN DX: BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
THIGH BURN-FELL ASLEEP ON HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
THUMB BURNED-BURNED ON A HEATING PAD -@ REHAB FACILITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BACK BURNS-SLEPT ON HEATING PAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT BURNED THIGH ON A HEATING PAD, ALSO HAS DVT WITH CELLULITIS TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
36 YOF PRESENTS WITH BURNS TO LOWER ABDOMEN CAUSED BY HEATING PAD APPLI ED LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
FELL ASLEEP ON HEATING PAD BURN BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories
PT SLEPT ON HEATING PAD, BACK BURN, ALSO PUNCHED SPEAKER, CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
48 YOF WITH SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO R HAND FROM HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
48 YOF HAD SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO R HAND FROM HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
31YOF STATES WHILE SLEEPING WITH THE HEATING PAD ON HER ABDOMEN,SHE DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS ON HIGH;FIRST/SECOND DEGREE BURNS/ ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heating pads, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
73YOF GETTING OUT OF BED,GOT TANGLED IN HER HEATING PAD WIRE,SHE WAS PROPELLED ACROSS ROOM,STRUCK LOWER BACK AGAINST DRESSER;BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT FELL ASLEEP WITH HEATING PAD AND BURNT MID BACK, DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO MID BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT SUST BURN TO ABDOMEN BURNED BY HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT FELL ASLEEP ON A HEATING PAD DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heating pads
TRIPPED OVER HEATING PAD CORD&FELL " ELBOW/HIP CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads, Grills
PT INJURED SHOULDER WHEN PICKING UP COVER OF A GRILL. USED HEATING PAD ON SHOULDER LAST NIGHT & SUSTAINED BURN. D:SHOULDER BURN, TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads, Medical equipment, general
PT FELL LAST NIGHT WHEN TRIPPED OVER O2 CORD. ALSO HAS BURN TO BACK SP. USING HEATING PAD. D: BACK BURN, POSSIBLE TOE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT FELL ASLEEP WITH HEATING PAD ON THIGH DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT HAD A HEATING PAD ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG A LITTLE TOO LONG AND SUSTA INEDA THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT BURNED RT BUTTOCK ON HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PATIENT BURNED SHOULDER WITH HEATING PAD AT HOME DX: 1 DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO RT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric heating pads
HAD A FALL IN THE BATHROOM . CONFUSED THIS MORNING. DX: S/P FALL WITH H EAD INJURY AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS RT THIGH AND HIP FROM HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT FELL ASLEEP WHILE LAYING ON HEATING PAD DX:2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM STERNUM TO RT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads
BURNT LEG A WK AGO ON ELECTRIC HEATING PAD, P/W LEG SWELLING&REDNESS " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads
PT HAVING NECK PAIN AND PLACED A HEATING PAD ON THE AREA AND DEVELOPED A RASH DX HERPES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads
PT C/O BACK PAIN WHEN ELECTRIC HEATING PAD MADE IT WORSE DX:LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
HAS LOW BACK PAIN USING HEATING PAD HAS BURNS TO LOWER BACK DX- 2ND DEG REE BURNS TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURNT AREA ON BACK C HEATING PAD " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURNT ABD ON A HEATING PAD, NOW P/S SWELLING&REDNESS " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heating pads
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A HEATING PAD CORD AT HOME DX: CLAVICLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT BURNED BUTTOCK SAT ON HEATING PAD TOO LONG DX// 2ND DEGREE BURN BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
46 YO MALE BURNED LEFT SIDE WITH HEATING PAD MULTIPLE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
P/W L.LEG BURN DUE TO HEATING PAD " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT WITH BURN TO LOWER TRUNK FROM A HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT SUST BURN TO LEG FROM HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURNT SHOULDER ON A HEATING PAD " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
77 YO MALE TWISTED ANKLE AND USED HEATING PAD AND FELL ASLEEPSECOND DEG REE BURN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT BURNED LEG ON HEATING PAD. DX: L LEG CELLULITIS, 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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