Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Humidifiers - Year 2003 - Finger

 

Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 133
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/16/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PUT L INDEX FINGER INTO STEAM OF HOT HUMIDIFIER AT HOME SUSTAINING BURN DX L INDEX FINGER BURN 2 DEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
CUT FINGER WHEN STUCK IN HUMIDIFIER FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PT PUT HAND OVER HUMIDIFIER. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER SECOND DEG STEAM BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Washing machines
8 MONTH OLD W/M WITH BURN TO FINGER AFTER TOUCHING HUMIDIFIER WHILE MOT HER PUTTING CLOTHES INTO WASHING MACHINE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
BURNED FINGERS ON WARM MIST HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.