Accidents - Vaporizers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	6
Year 2002:	83
Year 2004:	6
Year 2007:	6
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	99
6-15 years old:	12
16-25 years old:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/12/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
FOREARM BURN-10MOF-STEAM FROM VAPORIZER BURNED ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: 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: 04/21/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Vaporizers
PATIENT BURNED ARM ON TOP OF VAPORIZER AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO; 2ND DEGREE FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Vaporizers
BURNED ARM / ABDOMEN ON "VAPORIZER" 2ND DEGREE BURN ARM / ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Vaporizers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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