Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,701
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	68
6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	114
26-50 years old:	976
50+ years old:	536

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	422	Upper Trunk:	276
Hand:	234	Lower Arm:	176
Upper Arm:	144	Wrist:	76
Ankle:	68	25 - 50% Body:	68
Finger:	67	Upper Leg:	59
Unkown:	59	Lower Leg:	15
Lower Trunk:	15	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 29 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, Hot water
OPENED PRESSURE COOKER AND IT SPLATTERED OVER HIM WHILE AT HOME. HOT WATER BURNS NOTED ON SMALL AREAS OF FOREHEAD. DX: BURNS TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 44 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
PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP WHILE PT COOKING STEW AT HOME DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BILATERAL ARMS AND EYELIDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 35 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, Hot water
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED, HOT WATER BURNED LEG DX SPLASH BURN L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 40 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 OPENED PRESSURE COOKER AND STEAM BURNED RT SIDE OF CHEST C/OP AIN CH EST WALL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 50 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
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT FOREARM - PT C/O "I OPNED THE PRESSURE COOKER AND IT BLEW UP" YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
70 YO DROPPED PRESSURE COOKER LID ON TOE FX TOE OPEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT BURNED ARM WITH A WATER BATH CANNER DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS THERMAL BURNS RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT PULLED OVER A PRESSURE COOKER AND IT FELL OVER ONTO LEFT ANKLE FROM A HEIGHT FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 49 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
BURNT FACE ON STEAM OF PRESSURE COOKER. " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	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
FOREARM, SHOULDER, NECK, CHEST, ABD-BURNS CAUSED BY PRESSURE COOKER WHI LE MAKING SALSA-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PATIENT COMES IN WITH BURNS TO HER FACE, NECK & LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY AFTER OPENING PRESSURE COOKER. DX - 2ST DEG BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 34 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
PT TOOK THE LID OF A PRESSURE COOKER AND SUSTAINED A STEAM BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	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
PT HAS BURNS TO CHEST AND ARMS WHEN PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	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 FACIAL BURNS. PT WAS BURNED WHEN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 55 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
LEFT HAND BURN. PT SPILLED TOMATOES ON HAND WHEN USING A PRESSURE COOKE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	Age: 26 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
26 YOF HAS STEAM BURNS TO FACE FROM PRESSURE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 20 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
PT HAS SCALD BURN TO FACE AFTER PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PT AT HOME CANNING TOOK LID OFF CANNER BURN TO ARM DX THERMAL SEC DEGREE BURN L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 44 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
HOT WATER IN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED. DX: 10% TBSA INDETERMINATE THICKNESS BURNS ANTERIOR TORSO & FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2005	Age: 23 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, Hot water
CHEST BURNED-REMOVED LID FROM PRESSURE COOKER AFTER CANNING-SPILLED HOT WATER ON CHEST-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
CAUGHT THUMB IN A CANNER THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 44 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
OPENED HOT PRESSURE COOKER, HOT WATER BURNED CHEST, DX; BURNS TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	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
A PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S FACE AT HOME. DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, CHEST WALL, UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 29 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 OPENED PRESSURE COOKER, SUSTAINED STEAM BURN TO ARM, ALSO PREGNANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 39 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
BURNS TO HAND, PRESSURE COOKER LID BLEW OFF DX 1ST DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 42 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
PRESSURE COOK BLEW UP IN FACE AT HOME. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE,1ST DEGREE BURNS RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED ON PT'S ARMS, LEGS AND NECK 1 & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ARMS, LEGS & NECK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
53 YOF WAS COOKING MEAT IN PRESSURE COOKER AND COOKER EXPLODED IN FACE CAUSING BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water
PT BURNED LEG WITH HOT WATER EXPLODING FROM PRESSURE COOKER LANDING ON LOW LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 51 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
PT. SCALDED AND BURNED FACE W. STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER. DX. FACIAL B URN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 67 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
COOKING- PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED BOTH HANDS FOREARMS 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 59 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
1ST,2ND DEG BURN FACE & L HAND/59YOF AT HM COOKING W/PRESSURE COOKER ON SUN. OPENED IT TOO EARLY & THE STEAM & WATER BURNED FACE AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 86 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: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED ON HANDS BURN WRISTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
1ST,DEGREEBURN.PT.REFERS GOT BURN WITH PRESSURE COOKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2005	Age: 34 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
34 YOF WAS COOKING WITH PRESSURE COOKER, AND GRAVY BURNED BOTH HANDS, W RIST, AND BREAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 38 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
PRESSURE COOKER SEAL BROKE 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R FOREARM BURN SECOND DEG 2%TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water
MAKING SOUP IN PRESSURE COOKER AND COOKER EXPLODED SPLATTERING HOT WATE R AND SOUP OVER HER BODY 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 35 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 BURNED WHEN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED. DX: 10% TBSA SCALD BURN FACE/CHEST/ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 49 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 BURNED WHEN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED. DX: 12% SECOND DEG SCALD BURNS FACE/BACK/ARM.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT WAS COOKING GREENS AT HOME, TOOK TOP OFF PRESSURE COOKER & BURNED HIMSELF. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN TO ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 35 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
BURN CHEST AND FOREARM - 35 YOF WAS OPENING UP A PRESSURE COOKER AND WA S BURNED ON HER LEFT CHEST AND RIGHT FOREARM BY STEAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 14 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, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
BURNED BY PRESSURE COOKER THERMAL BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 33 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, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
THERMAL BURN TO FACE FROM PRESSURE COOKER AS SHE WAS COOKING WITH DAUGH TER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Ceilings and walls
BURN HAND ON PRESSURE COOKER & HIT WALL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
31 YO USING A STEAM COOKER BURN LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2005	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
25 BURNS TO FOREARM AND BREAST.PT HAD A PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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