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Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 266
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:68
26-50 years old:60
50+ years old:137

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/28/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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: 10/10/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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: 06/04/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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: 01/20/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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

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