Accidents - Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,426
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	234
Year 1998:	19
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	112
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	134
Year 2003:	39
Year 2004:	127
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	162
Year 2007:	31
Year 2008:	234
Year 2010:	146

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	87
6-15 years old:	135
16-25 years old:	154
26-50 years old:	732
50+ years old:	316

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	541	Finger:	351
Lower Arm:	178	Upper Trunk:	84
All Of Body:	75	Shoulder:	74
Face:	67	Lower Trunk:	19
Knee:	16	Head:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
48 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER ON A FOOD SLICER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
27YOM INJURED LEFT 4TH FINGER WHILE HOLDING A MITT FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Other ranges or ovens
BURN FINGERTIPS - 55 YO FEMALE BURNED FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON HOT OVEN WHEN TAKING GRILLED CHEESE OUT - OVEN MITT HAD HOLE IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Other ranges or ovens
32YFC BURNED FINGERS AFTER PICKING UP A HOT PAD THAT WAS ON TOP OF STOVE/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
TOUCH HOT PAD DX: BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
81 YO FEMALE HAD METAL TRIVET FALL AND HIT HEAD PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
RT HAND BURN.PT HAD A POTHOLDER MELT ON HAND AND FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Cookware
BURN HAND - 32 YOM WAS TAKING PAN OUT OF OVEN AND POTHOLDER SLIPPED AND PT SUSTAINED A BURN 2ND DEGREE 2CM TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 18 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: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
BURNT HAND ON A HOT COOKING PAD " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
PUNCTURED PALM ON A CANDLE HOLDER IN BACKYARD. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	Age: 20 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: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Cookware
PT BURNED HAND BY POTHOLDER SLIPPING AND TOUCHING PAN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Cookware
1-2 DEGREE BURNS L THUMB & R HAND; PICKED UP PAN FROM OVEN, HOLE IN POT HOLDER. BURNED THUMB, GRABBED WITH R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
PT PLACED HAND IN OVEN MITT AND WAS BIT BY A MOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Other ranges or ovens
PT WAS COOKING ON STOVE AND HER POTHOLDER CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HER RT FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
HOT PAD CAUGHT ON FIRE IN KITCHEN - SMOKE INHALATION - NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
RIGHT HAND 3 DEGREE BURN. PT BURNED HAND ON A MELTED OVEN MITT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Other ranges
PT WAS COOKING ON STOVE AND HER POTHOLDER CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HER BU RN RT ARM WRIST AND HAND RT FOREARM BURN NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Containers
LACERATION FOREHEAD - PATIENT WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD BY METAL TRIVET THAT FELL FROM HEIGHT OUT OF BASKET - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
WAS TAKING PIZZA OUT OF OVEN WITH POTHOLDER AND BURNT HER LT HAND.BURN S 1ST AND 2ND TO LT AND RT HAND. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2000	Age: 26 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: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Cookware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/1998	Age: 28 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: Other
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1997	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Potholders, oven mitts or hot pads
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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