Accidents - Electric heating pads - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2005:	15
Year 2008:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads
PT INJURED RIGHT ANKLE A FEW DAYS AGO AND PLACED A HEATING PAD ON IT TH AT CAUSED A BURN THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PATIENT FELL ASLEEP WITH A HEATING PAD ON HIS ANKLE SUSTAINING A SKIN BURN WITH SWELLING. DX - PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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