Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 32
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
FOREARMS & ABDOMINAL BURN-AT HOME-BURNED ON STEAM WHEN PRESSURE COOKER LID CAME OFF-TREATED-SENT TO BURN CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
DX:SECOND DEGREE BURN R FOREARM. REACHED OVER A PRESSURE COOKER AND REC EIVED STEAM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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