Accidents - Pressure cookers or canners - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,542
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	222
26-50 years old:	886
50+ years old:	412

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	654	Upper Trunk:	315
Hand:	104	Unkown:	76
All Of Body:	70	Elbow:	63
Wrist:	63	25 - 50% Body:	63
Lower Trunk:	49	Head:	33
Lower Arm:	31	Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
45 YOF PRESSURE COOKER LID EXPLODED IN FACECLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP AND HE FELL 27 YO M L ELBOW INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	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
39YOF BURN HAND ON PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 57 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
57 YOM TOOK TOP OFF PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME, BLEW UP IN FACE. DX-BURN TO CHIN, ELBOW AND SHOULDER, 2ND DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 36 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
36 YOF OPENED A PRESSURE COOKER AND THE STEAM BURNED HER NECK AND UPPER CHEST, HAS SIGNIFICANT PAIN DX: SCALD BURN UPPER CHEST, NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 54 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, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
54YOM BURN HAND- PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2010	Age: 53 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
53 YOM BURN TO FACE FROM PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
25YOM WITH BURNS TO ABD FROM A PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
A 26 YOM LIFTED LID ON STEAM COOKER, SUSTAINED STEAM BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 37 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
BURNED ON PRESSURE COOKER 2ND DEGREE BURNS L BREAST FIRST DEGREE BURN L FOREARM 37 YO F #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
56YOM BURNED WRIST ON PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
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
17YOF COOKING POTATOES WITH PRESSURE COOKER. OPENED THE COOKER AND SOM E WATER(NOT STEAM) SPLASHED ON UPPER CHEST, SHOULDER. MULT BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2010	Age: 67 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
67YOF CANNING WHEN CANNER EXPLODED PT HAS SCALD BURNS TO CHEST, ABD, AR MS AND THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 25 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
25YOF SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN TO THE FOREARM WHILE COOKING AND PRESSURE COOKER POPPED@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Canning jars or lids
84 YO F PUTTING CANS IN PRESSURE COOKER GOT TOO HOT AT HOME, NO AIRCOND ITIONER. DX HEAT EXHAUSTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 13 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
13YOF STANDING OVER PRESSURE COOKER WHEN IT EXPLODED. STEAM BURNS TO FA CE AND CHIN. BLISTERING, PAIN. 1ST, 2ND DEG BURNS. DX SCALD BURN, FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 27 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
27 YOF DX CHEST WALL/LT ARM BURN - S/P DUE TO STEAM FROM HOT LIQUID IN PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 29 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, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
29YOF COOKING AND TOOK THE LID OFF HER PRESSURE COOKER AND THE STEAM HI T FOREARM SCALD BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 50 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
CHEST/ABD BURNS. 50 YOM WAS BURNED BY STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
74 YR OLD FEMALE COOKING BEANS IN PRESSURE COOKER AND OPENED IT AND ITE XPLODED B URNING ABDOMEN WITH 4% TBSA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 46 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
46 YOF DX 2ND DEGREE BURN OF LT HAND DUE TO STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 33 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
33 Y/O FEMALE WAS COODING OVER A PRESSURE COOKER & IT EXPLODED DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE , FOREARM AND WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
26 YOF WAS ADJUSTING PRESSURE COOKER WHICH EXPLODED & HOT GUMBO HIT HER DX: 10-15% TBSA SCALD BURN NECK, CHEST, ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
18 YOM DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO SCALP,ARM AND THIGH - S/P PRESSURE COOKER SPLASH AT HOME JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOWM PT TOOK LID OFF PRESSURE COOKER AND GOT BLAST OF HOT STEAM. D X. STEAM BURNS TO FACE, BOTH HANDS, CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 24 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
24 YOF PT WAS BURNED WHEN DOUBLE BOILER BLEW LID OFF AND SPRAYED PT WIT H HOT FROSTING. MULTIPLE 1ST DGREE BURNS TO FACE, EYES AND R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
5YOM SUST BURN TO FACE WHEN PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 37 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
37YOF GOT HOT WATER FROM PRESSURE COOKER SPLASHED ONTO FACE DX: BURNS T O FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
23 YR OLD FEMALE 22 WKS PREGNANT,OPENED PRESSURE COOKER AND WATER SPLAS HED ON CHEST AND ABDOMEN BURNING WITH 9% TBSA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
54YOM BURNED FACE ON STEAM THAT WAS RELEASED FROM A PRESSURE COOKER. DX . 1ST DEGREE FACE BURN, 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREHEAD AND FOREARM.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2010	Age: 49 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
49 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE " THE PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP IN MY FACE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
26 YO M OPENED PRESSURE COOKER, BURNED FACE, ARMS, AND SHOULDER. DX >25% BSA BURNS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	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
26 YO M PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP IN FACE. DX THERMAL BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 46 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
46 YO F BURNED WHEN SHE OPENED PRESSURE COOKER FIRST DEGREE BURN CHEST WALL AND FOREARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Pressure cookers or canners
56 Y/O F PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED W/ HOT SOUP 2 DEG BURNS TO 15% OF BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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
25YOM, COOKING DINNER IN PRESSURE COOKER WHICH HE TRIED TO OPEN&IT EXPL ODED INTO FACE/CHEST&ARMS>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	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
46 YO F, C/O BEING BURNED TO FACE AND CHEST, WAS COOKING WHEN LID FROM PRESSURE COOKER POPPED OFF AND STEAM BURNED HER, DX 1ST & 2ND DEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOM BURNED (L) HAND ON STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER DX;# 2ND DEGREE BURN (L) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	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
26 YR OLD MALE HAD PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODE IN FACE BURNING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 26 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
26 YOF INJURED FACE FROM STEAM FROM PRESSURE COOKER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 72 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
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO HANDS WHEN SHE OPENED THE PRESSURE COOKER TO LET OUT STEAM AND IT EXPLODED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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