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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 706
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/07/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
44YOF PUT A GEL COLD PACK ON LOWER BACK AND IT LEAKED ONTO SKIN SUSTAIN ED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
USED A COLD PACK ON BOTH HIPS WHICH CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS TO BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PUT CHEMICAL ICE PACK ON LOW BACK, AWOKE WITH FLUID ALL OVER AND PAINFU L SKIN ON LOW BACK, HAS 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS LUMBAR AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT W/ABSCESS TO LOW BACK OVER SACRUM X1 WK AND HAS BEEN PLACING HOT COM PRESS TO AREA, NOW W/DRAINAGE OF BLOOD AND PUS; ABSCESS OF BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 11/23/2007Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 07/25/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 09/09/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
USED GEL PACK ON SKIN OF BACK CAUSING BLISTERING,BURNING OF SKIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LOWER BACK - PT FELL ASLEEP ON HEATING PAD. HOT LIQUID BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT PUT ICE PACK ON BUTTOCK, CAUSED BURN TO BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
HIP BURN-CAUSED BY "HEAT PACK" (THERMACARE WRAP)-WORE IT FOR 11 HOURS- @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens
46 YOF HAS BURN TO LOWER BACK FROM HEATING PAD THAT IS PUT IN THE MICRO WAVE OVEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
SELF STICK THERMAL PAD PT HAS BURNS DX PARTIAL AND SUPERFICIAL THICKNE SS BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2004Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PUT AN ICE PACK ON BACK, HAD PACK BETWEEN BACK BRACE AND BARE SKIN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES/ FROST BITE LOWR BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT WAS LYING ON A ICE PACK WHEN IT BROKE AND FLUID FROM PACK HIT SKIN AND HE BROKE OUT IN RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Wheelchairs
DX:2ND DEGREE LOWER LUMBAR REGION BURN FROM HEATING PACK WHILE ALSEEP IN WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
WENT TO SLEEP W/ICE PACK ON L BUTTOCKS, NOW RED AREA WHERE PACK WAS. D X. 1 DEG BURN TO L BUTTOCKS DUE TO ICE PACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2001Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/30/1999Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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