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Accidents - Portable food or beverage coolers - 6-15 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:70Head:70
Upper Leg:63Lower Leg:38
Finger:11Lower Arm:6
Wrist:5Face:5
Lower Trunk:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
15 YO M FELL ASLEEP WITH AN ICE PACK ON HIS LOWER BACK AND WAS BURNED T O THE AREA (BLUE ICE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
10YOF PT DROPPED AND ICE PACK ONTO HER L WRIST LAST WEEK. STILL HAVING PAIN IN WRIST. BRUISE. DX L WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
8YOM SITTING ON TOP OF A COOLER WHEN IT TIPPED BACK AND HE LANDED ON HI S L HAND. COOLER LANDED ON L 5TH FINGER. DX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
12YOM HAS THERMAL BURN TO THIGH FROM FREEZER PACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
8 YR F STANDING ON COOLER AND FELL OFF ;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
10 YOF FELL ONTO A COOLER HURTING RIGHT CHEST - CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
11YOWF PT SAYS SHE WAS STANDING ON SMALL COOLER, FELL OFF. THERE WAS A BUCKET W/A WRENCH IN IT, HIT HER R SHIN AREA W/WRENCH. DX. BRUISE RLL
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/09/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
10 YO MALE PUT AN ICE PACK ON FACE FOR AN HOUR. DX FROSTBITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
10 YR M JAMMED FINGER ON GO CART;DX FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
10 YOM WAS PLACED IN AN ICE CHEST/COOLER AND TOSSED AROUND. PT WAS DX W ITH 2CM HEMATOMA ON HIS HEAD AND SENT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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