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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:130Lower Leg:84
Neck:70Face:61
Knee:40

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/10/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Microwave ovens
80YOM WAS HOME PLACED A FABRIC HEATING PAD FILLED WITH RICE INTO THE MICROWAVE,PLACED ON LOWER BACK,NOTICED BLISTER;2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT PUT AN *** PAD ON THE BACK OF HER LOWER LEG IS A DIABETIC SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT USED ICE PACK ON BACK FOR 3 HOURS LAST NIGHT HAS BLISTERS ON BACK DX// 2ND DEGREE SKIN BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
67YOM WHILE AT HOME WAS HAVING SOME LEFT LEG PAIN,USED A MICROWAVEABLE HEAT PACK,DEVELOPED 3 BLISTERS;2ND DEGREE BURN OF LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Chairs
PT GOT UP TO PUT HEAT PAD IN CHAIR AT NH, COULD NOT FIT BODY FELL, HIT KNEE. DX. LAC 8 CM R KNEE, PVC'S, SUPECTED TIA'S.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/25/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT STATES BURN TO NECK AFTER USING INSTANT HEAT PACK DX: NECK RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PLACED HEATING PACK AROUND NECK AT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND NOW HAS BLEEDIN G MOLE ON FACE BLEEDING FACIAL MOLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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