Accidents - Humidifiers - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 709
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	409
6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	73
26-50 years old:	75
50+ years old:	146

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	155	Head:	139
Toe:	102	Lower Arm:	83
Face:	71	All Of Body:	65
Hand:	61	Eyeball:	15
Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2006	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
ROLLED ONTO HUMIDIFIER AND BURNED ARM <10%BSA 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
BURN TO HAND AFTER TOUCHED HUMIDIFIER - DX SECOND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT H AND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Baby walkers or jumpers
PT BABY IN WALKER PULLED ON CORD OF HUMIDIFIER AND PULLED IT DOWN AND H OT WATER SPLASHED IN HIS FACE DX// BURN HEAD AND FACE 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Hot water
26 YO STEPPED ON HUMIDIFIER CAUSING HOT WATER TO BURN FOOT BURN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
SUST BURN TO R FOREARM WHEN REACHED OVER HOT HUMIDIFIER AT HOME AND STE AM BURNED ARM DX 1ST & 2ND DEG BURNS R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 10 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, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
TOUCHED THE HOT STEAM COMING OUT OF THE HUMIDIFIER "BURN "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
LACERATED TOE AFTER HITTING TOE ON CORNER OF HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Humidifiers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT A HUMIDIFIER WENT ON FIRE AND MELTED A PLASTIC SHELF PT TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE AND INHALED FUMES DX// NOXIOUS FUME EXPOSURE NS ABOUT FIRE DEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
TOUCHED HOT HUMIDIFIER IN HER ROOM BURN 2 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Humidifiers
HIT FOOT ON HUMIDIFIER/TOENAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Humidifiers
~PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON A HUMIDIFIER. D: FALL / FACIAL CONTUISON /PO SSIBLE FX RIGHT MANDIBLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT PULLED HUMIDIFIER OFF THE SHELF, & EDGE OF IT HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 6 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: Humidifiers
MOM THINKS PT MAY HAVE ROLLED ARM OVER HUMIDIFER THAT CAUSED BURN TO FOREARM. DX 1ST DEGREE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Humidifiers
PULLED DOWN HUMIDIFIER AND GOT *** VAPOR MIST SPLASHED INTO EYE CONJUNC TIVITIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Humidifiers
BURNED R HAND ON HUMIDIFIER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON HUMIDIFIER. DX: LACERATION TO SCA LP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 10 months	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: Humidifiers
BURNED FINGER ON HUMIDIFIER BURN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
BURNED HAND ON HUMIDIFIER/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
BURN FINGER ON *** L W 0 T L W 0 T
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/13/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Humidifiers, Ceilings and walls
BENDING TO ADJUST HUMIDIFIER AND LOST BALANCE AND STRUCK WALL AND FELL BACKWARDS SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Humidifiers, Other drugs or medications
PT INGESTED "*" LIQUID FROM HUMIDIFIER, AT HOME, PT VOMITED 3 TIMES. DX: INGESTION OF * WITH CAMPHOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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