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Accidents - Saunas - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 207
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:87Lower Leg:71
Head:31Hand:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/02/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Saunas, Bathtubs or showers
56 YO M GOT OUT OF SAUNA INTO SHOWER PASSED OUT SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Saunas
59 YOM ACCID HIT HAND ON HEATER IN SAUNA 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saunas
67 YOM FELL GETTING OUT OF SAUNA AT JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Saunas
74YOWM NEAR SYNCOPE AFTER LEAVING THE *** TODAY AFTER HAVING A STEAM SHOWER. DX. NEAR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Saunas, Hot tubs or home spas
61 YOM HAD SYNCOPE AFTER SPENDING 1.5 HRS IN SAUNA AND HOT TUB. DX: SYNCOPE, SUBTHERAPEUTIC *** LEVEL, SEIZURE D/O.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Saunas
81YOM SITTING IN SAUNA, WIFE FOUND ON FLOOR WITH BURNS TO LEGS/ PARTIAL THICKNESS AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS BIL LOWER EXTREMITIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Saunas
DX CONCUSSION/ELEVATED BLD PRESS/FALL STRIK'G OBJECT: 67YOM TRIP'D OVER FEDT INSTALL'G SAUNA; FELL BACKWARDS & STRUCK HEAD ON CEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Saunas
78YOF HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE STEPPING OUT OF SAUNA TODAY HITTING FACE ON GROUND, +LOC. DX - SYNCOPE, POSS. RELATED TO HEAT FROM SAUNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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