Accidents - Hot water - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,019
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Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEG DX: THIGH BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
RT THIGH BURN-SPILLED BOILING WATER ON LEG-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER ONTO THIGH BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT THIGH.PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED THIGH AND ARM ON HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
36 YO MALE HAD HOT WATER SPLASH ON BOTH LEGS BURNS BOTH LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
48 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURNS TO LEGS. PT SPILLED BOILING WATER ON LEGS. E92 40
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED BOILING WATER ONTO THIGH BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PRESENTING 2ND.DEGREE BURN TO RT.THIGHT WITH HOT WATER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
HOT WATER SPILLED ON UPPER LEG OF 40 YO FEMALE FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT RIDING IN HER CAR SPILLED HOT COFFEE ONTO RIGHT UPPER LEG SCALD BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
33 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURN TO THIGH. PT BURNED W/HOT WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
44 YO FEMALE BURNED RIGHT LEG WITH HOT WATER SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
42 YO FEMALE BURNED LEFT LEG WITH HOT WATER BURN LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON THIGH WHILE COOKING, BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
36 YO FEMALE SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEG FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Day wear
LT THIGH 2ND DEGREE BURN-AT HOME-SPILLED BOILING WATER ON LEG-WEARING LEGGINGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER ONTO THIGH 1ST DEGREE BURN TO R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO BOTH THIGHS: SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEGS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SPILLED HOT TEA IN HER LAP. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN, INNER THIGH, AND LABIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEG DX: BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED LEFT THIGH WITH HOT WATER. DX: BURN, LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
HOT WATER BURN TO RIGHT THIGH 2 DEGREE BURN ON RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED LEGS FROM HOT WATER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO INNER THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED HOT WATER ON LEG AND THIGH BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Coffee makers or teapots
DX BURN TO RIGHT THIGH: POURING HOT WATER, BOTTOM OF POT BROKE ANDHOT WATER SPILLED ONTO LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT OPENED RADIATOR ON CAR, IT WAS HOT AND HOT WATER SHOT OUT ALL OVER R T LEG, SCALD BURN RT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
LEFT 2% BURN LEFT UPPER LEG.PT SPILLED HOT WATER IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
32 YO F DROPPED A PAN OF HOT BOILING WATER ON THIGH BURN THIGH 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, First aid equipment
SPILLED BOILING WATER ON THIGHS FROM HOT WATER BOTTLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURN THIGHS - BURNED INNER THIGHS WITH BOILING WATER AFTER PASSING OUT FRIDAY NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BOILING WATER SPILLED ON PATIENT'S RIGHT LEG AT TAJ MAHAL FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON L THIGH 3/1, L THIGH 2ND DEGREE BURN WITH WOUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNED RIGHT LEG WITH HOT WATER SECOND DEGREE BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURN TO UPPER LEG FROM HOT WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
RT THIGH SUPERFICIAL BURN-C/O BURN TO RT THIGH AFTER SPILLING BOILING W ATER ON SELF 3 HRS AGO.C/O SEVERE PN TO RT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO THIGH AND L TIBIA WITH BOILING HOT WATERAT H OME
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
PT C/O WAS CARRYING A POT OF HOT WATER - HOLDER BROKE AND HOT WATER POURED ON RT THIGH AND LEGS.(DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON LAP TAKING POT OFF STOVE, ACUTE 2ND DEGREE BURN S L THIGH AND R FOOT, 1ST DEGREE BURNS R THIGH AND L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, First aid equipment
HOT WATER BOTTLED BROKE SPILLING BOILING WATER ON THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Microwave ovens
THIGH BURN - WAS BURNED BY SCALDING HOT WATER BEING REMOVED FROM THE MICROWAVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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