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Accidents - Clothes steamers - Year 2007

 

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Leg:15Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/03/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothes steamers
PT PRESENTED WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND FROM USING A CLOTHES ST EAMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothes steamers
PT FELL ON A STEAMER BURNING L THIGH DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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