Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,810
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	47
6-15 years old:	11
16-25 years old:	624
26-50 years old:	557
50+ years old:	568

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	448	Upper Leg:	266
Upper Trunk:	250	Lower Trunk:	182
Hand:	173	Lower Arm:	101
Foot:	89	Shoulder:	76
All Of Body:	76	Wrist:	67
25 - 50% Body:	30	Eyeball:	15
Mouth:	15	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
11 MON OLD W FEMALE W/BURNS TO FACE. PT WAS STANDING UNDER MOM WHO OPEN ED A PRESSURE COOKER THAT EXPLODED @ HOME. E9240
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT OPENED A PRESSURE COOKER AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO ABDOMEN DX: 2ND DEGR EE BURNS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN TO THE HAND - SUSTAINED WHILE COOKING WITH A PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
FOREARMS & ABDOMINAL BURN-AT HOME-BURNED ON STEAM WHEN PRESSURE COOKER LID CAME OFF-TREATED-SENT TO BURN CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT. WAS USING PRESSURE COOKER THE DAY BEFORE, SOMEHOW BURNED HER THIGH - 2 DEGREE BURNS TO THIGH -
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO FACE.PT A A PREESURE COOKER EXPLODE IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURN AND SWELLING TO EYE. PT WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER AND IT BLEW UP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Chairs
DX LACERATION LEFT FOOT 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS: PULLED METAL PRESSURE COOKER OFF CHAIR ONTO TOES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNS TO FACE NECK AND ARMS WHILE COOKING POTATOES IN PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNED FACE WHEN PRESSURE COOKER LIDS RELEASE TOP BLEW OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
DX: 2 % SUPERFICIAL BURNS. BURNS TO ANT CHEST, L FOREARM, R DORSUM OF H AND AFTER PRESSURE COOKER EXPLOSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP AND STRUCK ABD - CONTUSION TO ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNS FROM PRESSURE COOKER STEAM BURN CHEST -RIGHT UPPER ARMS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNS FROM PRESSURE COOKER STEAM LEFT FOOT 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
DX:SECOND DEGREE BURN R FOREARM. REACHED OVER A PRESSURE COOKER AND REC EIVED STEAM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
66YOF WAS COOKING CHILLI IN HER PRESSURE COOKER,WHEN IT EXPLODED ALL OVER HER DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS L HAND/R FING/BREAST/ABD/R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNED WHILE USING PRESSURE COOKER 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE 2ND DEGREE BURN BI LATERAL THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
1% BURNS TO FACE,CHEST AND RT ARM.WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER TO COOK B EANS AND LID BLEW OFF AND PT WAS BURNED ON FACE,CHEST AND ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED IN FACE. DX. ACUTE 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ARM AND R SIDE OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT SUSTAINED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN ( FACIAL BURNS) - C/O STEAM PRESSURE COOKER BURNING THE FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT HAS BURN LT HAND FROM PRESSURE COOKER +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
22 Y/O F C/O BURNS ARM AND STOMACH - STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER. DX: 2 DEGREE BURN ABDOMEN AND FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN ABRASION LIP - 22 YOF OPENED PRESSURE COOKER WHILE COOKING BEANS AND FELT ABRASION TO LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
51 YOWM GOT BURNED WHILE USING A PRESSURE COOKER. ALSO BURNED: LOWER TR UNK,FACE,ARM, FOREARM (BILAT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED SHOULDER 2ND DEGREE BURN CONTUSION T-SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PATIENT BURNED HER HAND WIWTH HOT STEAM WHILE CANNING BEANS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT ARRIVED 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THE BACK AREA FROM PRESSURE COOKER THAT EXPLODED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURN TO RIGHT FOOT AND RIGHT ARM. PT WAS BURNED WHEN HER PRESSURE CO OKER EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT WHO CAME TO ER AFTER SUFFERED LT WRIST TRAUMA WHEN TRY TO OPEN A PRE SSURE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN LEFT HAND ,WRIST AND TOP OF FOOT - PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED BURNED WITH HOT LIQUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS LEFT CHEST AND LEFT ARM - BURNED WITH HOT LIQUID WHEN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED 20 MINUTES AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
TOOK TOP OFF PRESSURE COOKER / BURNED LEGDX: THIGH BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURN FACE AND CHEST - PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED IN FACE 20 MINUTES AGO B URNED WITH HOT LIQUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
SECOND DEGREE BURNS 8%TBSA.PT HAD A PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODE AND BURN PT .
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP IN FACE MONDAY. SECOND DEGREE BURN TO FACEWITH INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT RECEIVED BURN TO CHEST WHEN PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP ON CHESTAND ABDO MEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT SUSTAINED 1ST DEGREE BURN TO ABDOMEN AND THIGH - S/P PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP WHILE OPENING IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BILATERAL HANDS.PT BURNED HAND S ON A PRESS URE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
A PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP IN HER KITCHEN. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
21 Y/O M C/O BURN - ATTEMPTED TO OPEN PRESSURE COOKER, EXPLODED HOT WATER. DX: FOREARM LEFT BUR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
42 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURNS TO FACE & HANDS. PT STS SHE WAS COOKING SOME B EANS IN A PRESSURE COOKER & IT EXPLODED IN HER FACE @ HOME. E9218
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
OPENED PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME AND BLEW UP IN FACE. DX: 1ST,2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
REMOVED LID FROM PRESSURE COOKER, LETTING WATER ESCAPE & SPLASHING IT O N RT THIGH. MINOR BURN, 1ST DEGREE, PARTIAL THICKNESS@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water
PT BURNED FOOT ONHOT WATER THAT SPLSHED FROM PRESSURE COOKER DX 1ST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
FACE AND SHOULDER BURN - OPENED A PRESSURE COOKER RESULTING IN A S TEAM BURN TO FACE AND RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
23 Y/O F C/O OPENED PRESSURE COOKER- BURNS TO LT. FACE AND CHEST. DX: BURN FACE LT. CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
34 Y.O. W FEMALE W/MULTI-BURNS. PT STS PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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