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Accidents - Wallpaper steamers - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 126
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:40
26-50 years old:85
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:70Lower Trunk:40
Lower Arm:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/16/2007Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Wallpaper steamers
FOREARM BURN . PT BURNED ARM FROM STEAM FROM A WALLPAPER STEAMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2007Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Wallpaper steamers
PT WAS AT HOME, GRABBED A STEAMER CAUSING A BURNT TO RT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2007Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Wallpaper steamers, Wallpaper
MOM USING HEAT JIM TO REMOVE WALLPAPER, HAD ON FLOOR, CHILD TANGLED IN CORD, FELL ON IT. D.X BURN TO ABDM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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