Accidents - Humidifiers - Year 2003 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	62
50+ years old:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
BURNED HAND WITH HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
TOUCHED HUMIDIFIER;BURN, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PT DX LT HAND 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN - S/P BURNED FROM THE HUMIDIFIER FROM THE STEAM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
LAC RT HAND TODAY WORKING ON HUMIDIFIER-COMPLEX LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
PT BURNED HAND ON HOT HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
INJ L HAND @ HOME-PT BURNED PALM OF L HAND ON "HOT HUMIDIFIER"- DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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