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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 10/29/2002 | 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: 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: 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: 06/04/2002 | 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: 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 |
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