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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1999:17
Year 2007:55
Year 2008:59
Year 2009:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/23/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT HAD A GEL ICE PACK ON HIS L KNEE YEST WHEN IT BROKE OPEN. GEL GOT ON TO SKIN. HAS BLISTER, AREA OF DISCOLORATION. DX CHEM BURN L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
BURN KNEE AFTER BEARING COLD PACKS ON IT FOR 30 MIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 04/19/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 10/22/1999Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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