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Accidents - Electric heating pads - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 644
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:255Lower Trunk:249
Foot:55Shoulder:16
Lower Leg:16Upper Arm:16
Neck:16Toe:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/04/2003Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT USED HEATING PAD, DEVELOPED UPPER BACK THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT FELL ASLEEP WITH HEATING PAD ON SHOULDER CAUSING BURNDX:BURNS TO SHO ULDER AND UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2003Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
76 YO FEMALE HAD PAIN IN RIGHT BUTTOCKS AND USED HEATING PAD PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT C/O FOOT BURNS PUT HEATING PAD ON L FOOTSECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HEEL AND LATERAL FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
69 YO FEMALE WAS LYING ON HEAT PAD,GOT TOO MUCH EXPOSURE,THERMAL BURN T O BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
UPPER ARM BURN-FROM A HEATING PAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
FELL ASLEEP WITH A HEATING PAD ON HER NECK AND BURNED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
HEATING PAD CAUGHT FIRE - 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER BACK - FIRE DEP T. DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT HAVING BACK PAIN PUT ON A HEATING PAD ON BACK FELL ASLEEP THERMAL BU RN TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT HAD HEATTING PAD ON TOE CAUSING BURNDX:THERMAL BURN TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BLISTERS ON STOMACH FROM SLEEPING ON A HEATING PAD DX: ABD. BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads
USING A HYDROCULATOR PAD ON CALF AND BURNED LEG,CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
2ND DEGREE BURN TO BACK-BURNED BACK ON A HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
APPLIED MUSCLE RUB TO CHEST, THEN HEATING PAD. AWOKE WITH BLISTERS TO CHEST. DX: UPPER TRUNK RASH, R/O SHINGLES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
75 YO F FELL WAS GIVEN CODEINE FOR PAIN FELL ASLEEP, HEATING PAD ON LOW BACK BURNED. DX LS STRAIN, MEDICATION INTOLERANCE, 1STDEG BURN TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURN TO ABD FROM HEATING PAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
BURNED BILATERAL FEET ON HEATING PAD 2 WKS AGO DX INFECTION DUE TO BURN S BOTH FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
77 YOF SLEPT ON HEATING PAD BURNS TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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