Accidents - Hot water - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,620
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	224
6-15 years old:	11
16-25 years old:	236
26-50 years old:	565
50+ years old:	582

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	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, Cookware
BURN 1T.AND 2ND.DEGREE.PT.REFERS WHILE MOVING A POT WITH HOT WATER,SPIL L ON LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 56 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 BURNED LOWER LEG 2 DAYS AGO WITH HOT WATER DX/ /BURN LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
10 MO OLD FEMALE BURNED LEG 2 NIGHTS AGO, AFTER BOILING WATER SPILLED ON HER- MORE RED TODAY. DX: PART. THICKNESS BURN LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 40 years	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
40 YO MALE BURNED LEFT HAND, ANKLES, LEGS ON BOILING HOT WATER FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 15 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
SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEG. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 46 years	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
PT WAS AT HOME POURED HOT WATER ON LWR LEG CAUSING A BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 19 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
BOILING WATER SPILLED ON HER LOWER LEGS WITH 2% 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 4 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, Bathtubs or showers
PT IN BATH TUB. BROTHER POURED HOT WATER IN TUB AND BURNED PTS LEGS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 64 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 SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE URN TO LT LEG DUE TO SPILLING HOT WATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 85 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
85 YO BURN ON LEG WITH HOT WATER BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 19 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
BURNED LEG ON BOILING WATER/ SCALD BURN LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2007	Age: 64 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, Cookware
SPILLED BOILING WATER ONTO LOWER LEG WHEN MOVING POT OF HOT WATER WHICH FELL ONTO HAND AND HIT TABLE;8% TOTAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2007	Age: 57 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 BOILING WATER WHILE BOILING PASTA. DX: 2ND DEG BURN L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 2 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, Bathtubs or showers
HOT BATH WATER BURNED THIS 2 YO DX: SCALD BURNS 1& BSA TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 86 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
SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEG COUPLE DAYS AGO DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 30 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
SPILLED HOT WATER ON LOWER LEG DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 52 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
HOT WATER SPILLED ON LEGS. DX- BILATERAL LOW LEG FIRST AND SECOND DEGR EE BURNS JG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 52 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
BURN TO LOWER LEG.PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 53 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
2ND DEGREE BURN RT LEG-SUS 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT LEG WHEN HE ACCIDENTA LLY SPILLED BOILING WATER ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 16 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
16 YOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT LOWER LEG FROM HOT WATER SPILLED ON HER TWO DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WITH BURNS TO LEGS FROM HOT WATER, PUT LEGS IN WATER BECAUSE OF ITCHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 5 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 BY HOT WATER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Sinks
PTS GRANDMOTHER WAS BATHING HIM IN THE SINK AND ACCIDENTLY TURNED ON TH E HOT WATER AND SUSTAINED A SCALD BURN TO LKOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 19 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 WITH LEG BURNS, FROM BOILING WATER SPILLED ON LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 41 years	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
ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED BOILING WATER ON BOTH LOWER LEGS WITH 6% TOTAL BUR NS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 85 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
LEFT CALF BURN. PT SPILLED BOILING WATER ONTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 34 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 SPLASHED HOT WATER ON R LOWER LEG - FIRST/SECOND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 19 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
RUNNING INTO HER SISTER CARRYING A POT OF BOILING WATER LEFT POST SHIN 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 74 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 LEGS 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME DX// BILAT LOWER LEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 42 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
TAKING HOT H2O OFF THE STOVE, SPILLED IT ACC ONTO LEGS " BURN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 19 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
RIGHT LEG BURN. PT GOT BURNED WHEN SPILLING HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 8 years	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
SCALD BURN TO LEG FROM HOT WATER - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 10 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, Sinks
GRANDMOTHER BATHING PT IN SINK, WATER LUKEWARM WHILE RUNNING, TURNED HO T WITH LEG UNDER SPOUT; 2% TBSA, 2ND DEGREE LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 49 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
49 YEAR OLD F SCALD BURN TO LEG BY HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 44 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
MAKING COFFEE, HOT WATER SPILLED ON LEG DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG POSTE RIOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 27 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
BURN RT.LEG.PT.REFERS BURN LEG WITH HOT WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 45 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
SPILLED HOT WATER FROM THE STOVE ON LEGS " BURN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Sinks
GRANDMOTHER BATHING PT IN SINK, TURN ON MIX OF HOT/COLD WATER, TURNED T O TEND TO 3 YO SIBLING, PT STARTED CRYING, 5-7% LOWER BI LAT LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 3 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 SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LEG DUE TO HOT WATER FALLING ON HER WHILE JUMPING AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 19 years	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
SPILLED HOT WATER ON (R) LOWER LEG DX- 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT IN BATHTUB SIBLING TURNED ON HOT WATER BURN TO LOWER LEG 2ND, 3RD DEGREE BURN TO LOWER RT LEG, ANKLE, FOOT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 6 months	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
BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN ADULT SPILLED HOT TEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 2 months	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, Humidifiers
BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN HUMIDIFIER SPASHED HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 23 years	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
BURNED WITH HOT WATER. DX 3RD DEGREE BURN LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/01/2007	Age: 74 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
74YEARS FEMALE, BURNS L LWR LEG, PT SPILLED HOT WATER WHILE COOKINGAT H OME, TRF TO *** BURN UNIT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 30 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
RT LOWER LEG BURN.PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 26 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
ACCIDENTLY DROPPED HOT WATER TO LEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TOLEG & FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 10 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
PT SUS A BURN AFTER HITTING THE HOT FAUCET WHILE GETTING A BATH. DX 1S T DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	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
PT SUS BURN TO LOWER LEG FROM HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 64 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 SPILLED BOILING WATER ON RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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