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Accidents - Vaporizers - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 274
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:256
6-15 years old:11
16-25 years old:6
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:80Foot:75
Hand:63Finger:21
Upper Trunk:15Elbow:6
Lower Arm:6Lower Leg:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers, Hot water
BURNED BY HOT WATER IN VAPORIZER DX: 2ND DEGREE SCALD BURNS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers, Hot water
VAPORIZER FELL ON PT SCALDING WATER BURN ELBOW-SKIN PEELED AND RAISED F LUID FILLED BLISTERS SURROUNDING W/CLEAR DRAINAGE AROUND PEELING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Vaporizers
BURNED FINGER ON WARM VAPORIZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers, Hot water
PATIENT BURNED ON FOREARM FROM A VAPORIZER, OR VAPOR FROM BOILING WATER ; 1ST DEGREE FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2007Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers, Nightwear
PT LIFTED LID TO HOT WATER VAPORIZER, WATER SPILLED OUT ONTO HEAVY FLEE CE PAJAMA TOP BURNING THROUGH TO PTS CHEST DX- SCALD BURN 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2007Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
FINGER BURNED-PUT FINGER IN HOT OIL VAPORIZER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2007Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
BABY PUT HAND IN VAPORIZER STEAM DX: 2ND AND 3RD FINGER SCALD BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2007Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
STEAMER FROM VAORIZER VELL ONTO FOOT AND BURNED PARTIAL THICKNESS TO FO OT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2007Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
MAY HAVE BURNED HAND ON STEAM VAPORIZER, BLISTER PALM/FINGER HAND, 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
PT SUS INJURY AFTER HOLDING FOOT TOO CLOSE TO A HOT MIST VAPORIZER. DX SECOND DEGREE BURN FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
BURNED LOWER LEG WITH STEAM FROM VAPORIZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2007Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Vaporizers
PT TOUCHED A VAPORIZE AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2007Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
PALMS BURNED-BURNED ON HOT MIST FROM VAPORIZER-@ GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2007Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
PATIENT C/O LT HAND BURN AFTER TOUCHING A HOT WATER VAPORIZER DX - 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2007Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Vaporizers
BURN TO BELLY S/P FALL ON VAPORIZER 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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