Accidents - Hot water - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,453
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	258
6-15 years old:	140
16-25 years old:	163
26-50 years old:	480
50+ years old:	410

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PATIENT SUSTAINED A 1ST DEG BURN TO LT LEG WITH HOT WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WAS BURNED ON THE LOWER LEG BY HOT WATER. DX LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
STEAM BURNS TO LOWER LEG FROM STEAM COMING FROM GRATE IN GROUND WHILE S LEEPING ON THE SIDEWALK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Microwave ovens
MOM SPLASHED HOT WATER FROM A MICROWAVE ON PT LEG " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2006	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED LOWER LEG, SPILLED HOT COFFEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 34 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, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNIS TO LOWER LEG FROM HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED BOILING WATER BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
50 YO DROPPED HOT WATERON LEG BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED LOWER LEG, SPILLED HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
BABY HAD "BLOW OUT DIAPER" DAD DREW WATER TO BATHE HIM PUT HIM IN & WA TER WAS TOO HOT SUST BURNS TO LEGS AND FEET DX LOWER EXT 1&2 DEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT DROPPED A POT OF HOT WATER ON HER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
1-2 DEGREE BRUNS TO L UPPER & LOWER LEG & R ARM; HEATING WATER THIS AM TO SOAK FEET, SPILLED ON SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2006	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT PULLED HOT WATER ONTO SELF DX: BURNS TO RT LEG AND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED WATER BURM LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Buckets or pails
BIL LOWER EXT BURN. PT SPILLED A BUCKET OF HOT WATER ONTO LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER RIGHT INNER CALF 3 DAYS AGO INFECTED BURN RIGHT LO WER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Refrigerators
PT AT HOME DEFROSTING REFR FREEZER WITH HOT WATER SPILLED ON LEG / DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEG AND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEG 5 DAYS AGO, BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
CHILD AT HOME WHEN POT OF BOILING WATER WAS KNOCKED OVER. SPLASHED ON L OWER LEGS. D:THERMAL BURNS, LEGS. TRANSFERRED.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
C/O PT STATES SPI;;ED HOT WATER ON LEGS DX BI-LATERAL BURN TO LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT C/O PAIN TO LT LEG DUE TO HOT WATER FELL ON HIM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED BOILING WATER BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT DX LT LEG BURN - C/O BURNED BY HOT WATER AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
24 YO FEMALE SPILLED HOT WATER ON LET FIRST DEGREE BURN LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT. TURNED OVER HOT WATER ON R LEG. DX. 1-2 DEG BURN R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED WITH HOT WATER ON LEG. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
PT STEPPED INTO A BATHTUB THAT WAS FULL OF VERY HOT WATER SUSTAINED A S CALD BURN TO FEET AND LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED BOILING WATER ON LEG '' BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT BURNED RT LOW LEG ON BOILING WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
SITTING IN TUB AND TURNED ON HOT WATER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SUST BURN TO LOWER LEG FROM HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
DROPPED HOT WATER ON LEG. DX- FIRST DEGREE BURN L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
SPRAYED HOT WATER IN SHOWER KNOBS CAME OFF BILTERAL LOWER LEG BURNS 1ST DEGREE BURNS BLUNT TRAUMA ABRASIONS TO KNE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LEFT CALF BURN.PT BURNED CALF ON HOT WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Foods
25 YOF BURNS LOWER LEG WITH HOT WATER WHILE COOKING NOODLES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Tableware and accessories
38 Y/0 W/FM BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN SPILLED HOT CUP OF COFFEE ON LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT. SPILLED BOILING WATER ON HER LOWER LEGDIAGNOSIS; CELLULITIS LOWER LEG. ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURN LT.LEG.PT.REFERS BURN LEG WITH HOT WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON BILATERAL SHINS C/OPAIN BILATERAL SHIN SCALD BU RNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 41 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, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED BOILING WATER ON SHIN. D: 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS, LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PULLED HOT COFFEE OVER HIMSELF 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LOWER LEG BURNED FROM PULLING HOT TAP WATER ON SELF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Other ranges or ovens
BUMPED INTO STOVE AND SPILLED BOILING WATER ON BOTH LEGS BURNING THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
1%BURNS TO BILATERAL LEGS.PT SPILLED BOILING WATER ON LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
STRAIGHTENING HAIR WHEN HOT WATER SPILLED ONTO LEG DX: SCALD BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LEFT LEG BURN. PT SPILLED SCALDING WATER ONTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Baby bottles or nipples
13 YO MOM FIXING PATIENT A BOTTLE, SPILLED HOT WATER ON PTS LEG LAST NI GHT, PT/MOM IN FOSTER HOME, MOM PEELED OFF BURN BLISTER; 2ND DG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
PT. PULLED DOWN POT CONTAIN'G HOT H2O/NOODLES + SUSTAINED 2ND DEG. BURN S TO LOWER LEG, +/- 2% OR 3X4CM AREA BLISTERED IMMED.DX.: 2ND DEG. BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
PATIENT PULLED POT OF HOT WATER ONTO LOWER LEG AND FOOT,HAD JUST DUMPED OUT HOT WATER AND REFILLED WITH COLD WATER; 1ST DG LEG/FOOT BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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