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Accidents - Cookware - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 335
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Date: 11/27/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cookware
FELL PICKING UP A POT DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/27/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cookware
PATIENT STATES GLASS COOKING POP FELL AND BROKE, HITTING LOWER LEG. DX : 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
18% PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO BOTH LOWER LEGS.PT HAD A PAN OF GREASE CA T CATCH FIRE AND PICKED UP PAN AND GREASE SPILLED ON LEGS.NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/24/2002Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cookware
A METAL POT FELL, LACERATED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
HIT HAND OF PAN WHILE COOKING AND SPILLED HOT GREASE ON LOWER LEG BURNI NG IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cookware
RT SHIN LACERATION.PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON A PAN AND INJURED SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2002Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cookware, Day wear
90-YOM BURNED HIS LEG FROM A FLAMING PAN THAT FELL AND IGNITED HIS PANT LEG WHILE COOKING AT HOME. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
4 YO M BURN TO LOWER LEG WHEN PAN OF GREASE TURNED OVER ON HIMBURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware, Hot water
PT SLIPPED WHILE HOLDING A LARGE POT OF BOILING WATER DX: 1ST AND 2ND D EGREE BURNS TO RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware, Hot water
PATIENT FELL WHILE POURING TEA FROM A POT AND SPILLED IT ON HER.DX-1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cookware
RIGHT SHIN BURN. PT SLIPPED HOT GREASE FROM SKILLET ONTO LEG AT HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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