Accidents - Electric heating pads - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	37
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	77
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	82
Year 2007:	84
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	148

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	66
26-50 years old:	34
50+ years old:	515

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/02/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads
66 YOF INJURED UPPER ARM FROM LEAVING HEATING PAD ON TOO LONG. DX- LEFT UPPER ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
68 YOF PT C/O BURN T LEFT UPPER ARM, FELL ASLEEP ON HEATING PAD. SECON D DEGREE BURN TO L UPPER ARR. LESS THAT 10% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT FELL ASLEEP WITH A HEATING PAD ON UPPER ARM THERMAL BURN TO ARM
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: 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: 10/29/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
UPPER ARM BURN-PT FELL ASLEEP ON A HEATING PAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	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
PT PLACE HEATING PAD ON UPPER ARM/SHOULDER AREA AND FELL ASLEEP, PT AWO KE WITH BURN ON ARM, HAS PAIN. DX: 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT.INJ.UPPER ARM AT HOME WHEN FELL ASLEEP WITH A HEATING PAD ON ARM. DX ; 1ST.DEG BURN RT.UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
SECOND DEGREE BURN - BURNED ARM ON HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
UPPER ARM BURN-FROM A HEATING PAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2001	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2000	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1998	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/1998	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heating pads
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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