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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Wallpaper steamers, Wallpaper |
| LEFT WRIST HEMATOMA.PT WAS REMOVING WALLPAPER WITH A WALLPAPER STEAMER AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Wallpaper steamers |
| PT BURNED ARM ON WALLPAPER STEAMER DX// BURN RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Wallpaper steamers |
| FOREARM BURN . PT BURNED ARM FROM STEAM FROM A WALLPAPER STEAMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Wallpaper steamers |
| PT WAS AT HOME, GRABBED A STEAMER CAUSING A BURNT TO RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2005 | Age: 30 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: Wallpaper steamers |
| BURNED FACE ON A WALL PAPER STEAMER FACIAL BURNS 1ST AND 2ND DGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Wallpaper steamers, Ladders |
| USING STEAMER ON WALLPAPER - FELL OFF LADDER STEAM BURN TO ANTERIOR CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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