Accidents - Humidifiers - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,252
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	89
Year 1998:	84
Year 1999:	59
Year 2000:	5
Year 2001:	180
Year 2002:	109
Year 2003:	133
Year 2004:	88
Year 2005:	157
Year 2006:	155
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	6
Year 2009:	69
Year 2010:	27

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	1,085
6-15 years old:	6
26-50 years old:	91
50+ years old:	69

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
10 MO FEMALE BURNED FINGER ON A HOT HUMIDIFIER. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Vaporizers
4MOF SLEEPING ON PALLETT W/PILLOW & BLANKET NEXT TO HUMIDIFIER OR VAPOR IZER, MOM HEARD CRYING, HAD BLISTER ON FINGERS; STEAM BURNS OF FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
30YOM, ACC CUT LT LT INDEX ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE HUMIDIFIER @ HOME >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
CUT ON HUMIDIFIER. DX-LACERATION L 5TH FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
CRAWLED UP ONTO HOT HUMIDIFIER, & STUCK HIS RT HAND INTO IT, BURNING RT 3RD & 4TH FINGERS. DX: PART. THICKNESS BURNS TO RT 3RD & 4RTH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
3 WEEKS AGO PT FELL AGAINST A HUMIDIFIER, & BURNED RT INDEX FINGER, FINGER STILL SWOLLEN. DX: HEALED RT INDEX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
PATIENT BURNED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A HUMIDIFIER
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: 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: 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: 11/24/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
LACERATION FINGER - 41 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB ON THE HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
RECEIVED STEAM BURN FROM PUTTING HAND ON A HUMIDIFER AT GRANDMOTHER'S H OUSE. DX. BURN L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
TOUCHED HUMIDIFIER BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PT PUT LT INDEX FINGER IN HEAT HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PT WAS BURNED BY HUMIDIFIER WATER. DX: L THIRD/FOURTH FINGER BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
"CUT FINGER WITH THE METAL OF A HUMIDIFIER" DX: R 3RD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 09/22/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Humidifiers
CUT FINGER WHEN STUCK IN HUMIDIFIER FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 06/21/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 04/19/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
BURNED FINGERS ON WARM MIST HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 9 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
PT PUT HAND OVER STEAM VENT ON HUMIDIFIER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R INDEX, URI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 17 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE STEAM FROM A HUMIDIFIER CAUSING A BURN TO HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
PATIENT BURNED FINGER ON STEAM FROM HUMIDIFIER AT HOME YESTERDAY; 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2001	Age: 18 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2001	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers, Vaporizers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2001	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2001	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2000	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1999	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/1999	Age: 12 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/1999	Age: 9 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1997	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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