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Accidents - Humidifiers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
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Date: 02/11/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
2 YOF, BURN ARM ON HUMIDIFIER, BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Hot water
HOT WATER FROM HUMIDIFIER BURNED PTS ARM. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2006Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 10/29/2006Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 03/12/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 03/01/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Humidifiers
PT BURNED LEFT FOREARM ON HUMIDIFIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Humidifiers
PT TRIPPED OVER A HUMIDIFIER AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2002Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
MOVED ARM OVER WARM MIST HUMIDIFIER;BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/1999Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/1998Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/1997Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Humidifiers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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