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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 331
See also: Lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 9MOF WAS CHEWING *** SOFT GEL ICE PACK ALLERGIC REACTION/ POISONING ALLERGIC REACTION/ POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Chemicals |
| WAS PLAYING WITH A COOL PACK, FOR LUNCHES, & MOM NOTICED THAT PT HAD PUNCTURED THE PACK, GEL ON PT'S LIPS. DX; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION SILIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| GRANDMOTHER GAVE PT *** ICE PACK SHE MISTOOK FOR *** FOR TEETHING, SEEM S TO BE DROOLING; POSSIBLE POISONING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT BIT A HOLE IN AN ICE PACK PT WAS CHEWING ONTO BLUE LEAKING OUT OF ICE PACK. DX NONTOXIC INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| @ *** CAMP, BECAME THIRSTY SO DRANK CONTENTS OF A COLD FREEZE ICE PACK , NOW WITH BURNING IN THE THROAT WITH DIFFICULTY IN SWOLLOWING>>INGESTI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF LIQUID CONTENTS OF PLASTIC ICE PACK. DX NONTOXI C INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Golf |
| PT PLAYING GOLF, FELT LIGHT-HEADED, GRABBED WATER COOLER TO CATCH BALAN CE, HAD LOC X5SECS & WATER COOLER LANDED ON PT; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT USING A CHEMICAL ICE PACK WHICH BURST. SMALL AMOUNT IN PTS MOUTH. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| FELL INTO A COOLER WITH ICE AND DRINKS. FOUND UPSIDE DOWN. DX DROWNI NG - SUBMERSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| GOT DIZZY LEANING OVER PICKING UP COOLER/VERTIGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT LEANED AGAINST COOLER IN CONVENIENCE STORE, THEN SLID DOWN TO F LOOR AND STARTED SHAKING; SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT INVOLVED IN BOATING ACCIDENT 3 DAYS AGO, THROWN INTO GULF, HUNG ONTO COOLER FOR 3 DAYS, MUSCLE ACHES, RHABDOMYOLYSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 22 YO FEMALE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE LEANING ON METAL BEER COOLER AT BEACH - LIGHTNING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 30 YO MALE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE LEANING AGAINST METAL BEER COOLER - LIGHTNING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 31 YO FEMALE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE LEANING ON METAL BEER COOLER AT BEACH - LIGHTENING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 32 YO MALE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE LEANING ON METAL BEER COOLER AT BEACH - LIGHTNING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 21 YO FEMALE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTENING WHILE LEANING ON METAL BEER COOLER AT BEACH - MILD LIGHTENING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| FOUND IN LARGE ICE CHEST UNRESPONSIVE;CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH ICE PACK, ICE PACK WAS LEAKING AND MAY HAVE INGEST ED GEL; NON TOXIC, PC CONTACTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/1997 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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