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Accidents - Vaporizers - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:155
50+ years old:69
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:75Wrist:69
Foot:62Lower Leg:6
Hand:6Finger:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/12/2009Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
7 MO MALE BURNED ON HAND BY A VAPORIZER. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
78YMC BURNED WRIST ON HOT STEAM FROM VAPORIZER WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND PUT ARM OVER VAPORIZER/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2009Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
PT MAY HAVE ACCIDETNLY TOUCH THE VAPORIZER TODAY 3RD AND 4TH FINGER BURNS. DX BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2009Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers, Floors or flooring materials
CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR WHERE THERE WAS A VAPERIZER. BURN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2009Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers, Hot water
17MO,M,PULLED HOT VAPORIZER WATER ONTO UPPER TRUNK,TRANSFERRED, SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/31/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Vaporizers
PT BURNED HER L LOWER LEG ON STEAM VAPORIZER 1 WK AGO. WOUND BLISTERED. YEST WOUND BECAME RED, WARM, DRAINING PUS. DX L LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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