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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water |
| PATIENT WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER WHEN IT EXPLODED, SPLASHING WATER ONTO HER CHEST, ARMS, & FOREARMS. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS, CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| BURNS-1% 2ND DEGREE TO FOREHEAD, 1ST DEGREE-WRIST FROM PRESSURE COOKER, ATTEMPTEDTO OPEN COOKER LID, LID FELL OFF & STEAM RUSHED OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water |
| 2% TBSA 1ST DEG BURNS TO ABD AND RIGHT THIGH. PT TOOK OFF LID OF PRESSU RE COOKER AND IT BLEW UP SPEWING HOT WATER ONTO PTS LEG AND ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| USING PRESSURE COOKER AND GOT A STEAM BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| BORNS TO CHEST AND LEFT ARM.PT HAD PRESSURE COOKER LID EXPLODE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS 25% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| OPENED A STEAM PRESSURE COOKER BURNS TO FACE 1ST & 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT SUSTAINED SCALDING BURNS OF THE FACE FROM AN EXPLODING PRESSURE COOK ER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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