Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 111
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2008:	96
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	96

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
25 YO M USING HOT HEATING PAD INJURED ANKLE BURN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens
HUSBAND PUT HEAT PACK IN MICROWAVE AT GIVEN DIRECTIONS,ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON PT'S SKIN,PACK EXPLODED DX:1ST DEG BURN THIGH,KNEE,2ND DEG ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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