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Accidents - Hot water - Year 2002 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
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Date: 12/19/2002Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Vaporizers
BURNED BY HOT WATER TO LT. KNEE- PT. PICKED UP VAPORIZER LID DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER ONTO BARE LEFT LEG AT HOME THIS MORNING. DX 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS LEFT KNEE AND LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hot water
SPRAIN KNEE - PATIENT INJURED KNEE WHEN AVOIDING HOT WATER SPLASHED ON HER FROM SNACK SHACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2002Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT SPLASHED ON LEG BY HOT WATER WHEN TAKING A BATH AT MOM'S HOUSE 5 DAYS AGO; 2ND DEGREE KNEE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
2% BURN RT KNEE.PT SPILLED BOILING WATER ON KNEE AND BURNED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R KNEE, DROPPED HOT WATER !
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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