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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 124
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| MADE HOME MADE PRESSURE COOKER THAT EXPLODED IN FACE WHEN HOT WATER BUR NED IT AND CHEST AND LAC LIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT SUBSTAINED BURNS TO FACE/CHEST WHEN OPENING PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME WHILE COOKING DX: SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO FACE AND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Eyeglasses |
| PATIENT OPENED A PRESSURE COOKER PARTLY TO LET THE STEAM OUT, WAS WEAR- ING GLASSES, STEAM HIT THE UPPR PART OF FACE.DX-1ST DEG. BURN-FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| OPENING PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED BURN W/ STEAM BURNS FACE CHEST ARMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A STEAM BURN TO FACE WHILE OPENING A PRESSURE COOKER. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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