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Accidents - Electric heating pads - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
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Date: 09/27/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads, Basketball
60 Y O M PLAYING BASKETBALL HAD SOME PAIN IN LEG ELECTRIC HEATING PAD PLACED ON CALF FELL ASLEEP THERMAL BURN THIRD LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
PT FELL ASLEEP WITH A HEATING PAD ON LOWER LEG AND DEVELOPED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heating pads
FELL ASLEEP WITH HEATING PAD ON LEG BURNING IT WITH 1% TBSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heating pads
LOWER LEG CELLULITIS-HAD BURNED LEG ON HEATING PAD-AREA NOW INFECTED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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