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Accidents - Heating or cooling comfort packs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1999:80
Year 2002:38
Year 2003:16
Year 2005:31
Year 2007:130

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: 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: 12/12/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LOWER BACK - PT FELL ASLEEP ON HEATING PAD. HOT LIQUID BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT PUT ICE PACK ON BUTTOCK, CAUSED BURN TO BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs, Wheelchairs
DX:2ND DEGREE LOWER LUMBAR REGION BURN FROM HEATING PACK WHILE ALSEEP IN WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
WENT TO SLEEP W/ICE PACK ON L BUTTOCKS, NOW RED AREA WHERE PACK WAS. D X. 1 DEG BURN TO L BUTTOCKS DUE TO ICE PACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/30/1999Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heating or cooling comfort packs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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