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Accidents - Electric heating pads - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 368
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Date: 12/04/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURN TO THE LOWER BACK- SUSTAINED WHILE USING HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURN BACK - 30 YOF BURN ON LEFT LOWER BACK X2 DAYS, BLISTERED 2 AREAS, HEADACHE SINCE YESTERDAY, VOMITED X2, FROM HEATING PAD USE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT FELL ASLEEP WITH ELEC HEATING PAD TO BACK, NOW WITH BURNS DX:BURNS TO LOW BACK, FLANK (LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION)
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/07/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURN LOWER BACK - 48 YOM STATES THAT HIS BACK GAVE OUT ON HIM AND HE DE CIDED TO USE A HEATING PAD, RECEIVED BURNS TO LOWER BACK, HAS BLISTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2002Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT STATES FELL ASLEEP WITH HEATING PAD ON HIGH AND BURNT HISBUTTOCK 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
USED HEATING PAD FOR BACK PAIN AND FELL ASLEEP FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND WHEN AWOKE HAD BLISTERS ON BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
ACCIDENTALLY BURNED ABDOMEN AND BUTTOCKS YESTERDAY WHEN SLEEPING ON A HEATING PAD. 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN ABDOMEN $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads, Microwave ovens
2%BURN TO LOWER BACK.PT WARMED UP A HEATING PAD IN MICROWAVE AND APPLIE D IT TO BACK AND IT BUSTED AND BURNED LOWER BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heating pads
RT LUMBAR STRAIN, NO STATED INJURY, WAS USING HEATING PAD ON BACK AND THOUGHT SHE HAD BURNED SELF (STATED IN NURSES NOTES)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURNED BUTTOCKS ON HEATING PAD DX. BUTTOCKS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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