Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,466
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	28
6-15 years old:	93
16-25 years old:	363
26-50 years old:	837
50+ years old:	144

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	578	Upper Trunk:	184
Hand:	179	Lower Arm:	149
Lower Trunk:	120	Head:	76
Upper Arm:	71	25 - 50% Body:	58
Elbow:	29	Foot:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN SCALP & ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water
PT OPENING PRESSURE COOKER & HOT WATER SPLATTERED ALL OVER BURNING HER CHEST, ARMS & NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT WAS BLASTED W/HOT STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS L ELBOW/WRIST/ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
OPENED PRESSURE COOKER - BURNED BY WATER 2ND DEGREE BURNHAND, 1ST DEGREE BURN BICEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2004	Age: 23 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
COOKER EXPLODED, SCALDING FACE WITH HOT WATER DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE & R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 17 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
BURN TO FACE AND CHEST STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER / TOP BLEW OFF DX: FACE & CHEST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 38 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
BURN TO CHEST & FOREARM FROM STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER / TOP BLEW OFF DX: CHEST & FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 13 months	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
PT PULLED LID OFF PRESSURE COOKER. DX: 15-19% TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS CHEST, R ARM, NECK, FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 43 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, Hot water
PRESSURE COOKER TOP FLEW OFF HOT WATER SPLASHED LEFT BREAST CHEST RIGHT ARM LEGS SECOND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT SUST BURN TO FOREARM ON PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 82 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER THAT WAS NOT LATCHE D TIGHTLY AND CAME OFF CAUSING A BURN TO HER FACE FROM THE STEAM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURNED LT ARM IN PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURNED RT FOREARM ON OIL FROM PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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
1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER ARM AND ABDOMEN.PT WAS CANNING AND PR ESSURE COOKER EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
A PRESSURE COOKER WAS EXPLODED, THE CONTENT SPILLED ON PT CHEST SUSTAIN ED"CHEST BURN"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURNED HAND ON A HOT PRESSURE COOKER. DX HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 41 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
GOT SPLASHED WITH HOT WATER FROM PRESSURE COOKER DX: BURN TO ABDOMINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP AT HOME INJRING UPPER ARM. DX: BURNS ARM, HIP .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	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 DX BURN TO CHEST/LT SHOULDER/LT ARM - DUE TO HOT LIQUID AT HOME WHILE COOKING IN A PRESSURE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	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
AT HOME COOKING, LIFTED LID OFF POT STEAMING RIBS IN A PRESSURE COOKER. STEAM HIT FACE. DX. 2 DEG BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT SUST BURN TO FOOT FROM PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 SUST BURN TO LOWER TRUNK FROM PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 13 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
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED IN PATIENT'S FACE AT HOME; STEAM BURN TO FACE, 1ST DEGREE FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 18 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 TO FACE AND RT ORBIT - S/P PRESSURE COOKER BURN TO FACE SUNDAY NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 18 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 DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE - S/P THERMAL BURN WHILE USING PRESSURE COOKER AND IT EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT DX THERMAL BURN - 1ST DEGREE SHOULDER AND FACE - WHILE USING PRESSURE COOKER AND IT EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2004	Age: 8 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, Hot water
PT'S MOTHER WAS USING A PRESSURE COOKER, TOOK THE LID OFF AND HOT WATER SPLASHED ON PT'S FACE. BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2004	Age: 19 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
PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP IN FACE AND SUSTAINED 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 20 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
PT WAS OPENING A PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME SUSTAINED A SCALD BURN TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PRESSURE COOKER FELL FROM SHELF ONTO BACK OF HEAD SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	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
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED, HAS BURNS TO FACE AND ARMS. DX. BURNS FACE/H AND 1-2 DEGREE. WAS AT MOTHER'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 29 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
LIQUID BURNED FACE WHEN PRESSURE COOKER OPENED DX. FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 21 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 C/O "THE PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED AND I GOT BURNED" LT FCAE,LOWER ARM AND LT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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
PT C/O BURN FROM PRESSURE COOKER - HOT LIQUID BURN RT HAND. PT SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2004	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
PATIENT BURNED FROM PRESSURE COOKER EXPLOYED. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN ON FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 41 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
PT WAS COOKING WITH PRESSURE COOKER WHEN SHE TOOK THE LID OFF AND HOT WATER HIT HER CHEST/ABDOMEN AREA; BURNS TO CHEST/ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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