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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 657
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens |
| 80YOM WAS HOME PLACED A FABRIC HEATING PAD FILLED WITH RICE INTO THE MICROWAVE,PLACED ON LOWER BACK,NOTICED BLISTER;2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| FLANK BURN-AFTER HE FELL ASLEEP ON AN ICE PACK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PT PUT AN *** PAD ON THE BACK OF HER LOWER LEG IS A DIABETIC SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 17 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, Not Spec |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PT WAS BURNED BY A CHEMICAL ICE PACK. DX: FROSTBITE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PT STATES HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND USED ICE PACK ON SHOULDER AND LEFT IT TOO LONG. DX. BURN R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PT USED ICE PACK ON BACK FOR 3 HOURS LAST NIGHT HAS BLISTERS ON BACK DX// 2ND DEGREE SKIN BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| 67YOM WHILE AT HOME WAS HAVING SOME LEFT LEG PAIN,USED A MICROWAVEABLE HEAT PACK,DEVELOPED 3 BLISTERS;2ND DEGREE BURN OF LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PT SHAKING ICE PACK, PACK BROKE SPLASHING CHEMICAL INTO R EYE -CHEMICAL CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Bathtubs or showers |
| USED AN ICEPACK ONTO KNEE, TOOK SHOWER THEN NOTICED REDNESS @ THE SITEO F THE PACK " FROST BITE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Chairs |
| PT GOT UP TO PUT HEAT PAD IN CHAIR AT NH, COULD NOT FIT BODY FELL, HIT KNEE. DX. LAC 8 CM R KNEE, PVC'S, SUPECTED TIA'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED NECK WITH A RICE PACK HEATED IN THE MICROWAVE. DX: SECOND-DEGREE BURN BACK OF NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PT WITH BURN TO FOREHEAD FROM ICE PACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PT STATES BURN TO NECK AFTER USING INSTANT HEAT PACK DX: NECK RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PLACED HEATING PACK AROUND NECK AT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND NOW HAS BLEEDIN G MOLE ON FACE BLEEDING FACIAL MOLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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