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Accidents - Hot water - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 524
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Date: 09/28/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
SPILLED BOILING WATER ON LEG DX: L LOWER LEG BURN / R ANKLE & R FOOT BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot water
PT SPILLED,ACCIDENTLY, HOT WATER ON L.LEG,LATER BLISTERS AND ERYTHEMA, , COMPLICATED WITH INFECTION, SUS'' PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN,2ND CELLULIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot water
54 YOF PUT FEET IN HOT WATER AND NOW HAS PAIN AND SWELLING, LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2004Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SUSTAINED HOT WATER AND GREASE BURNS TO LOWER LEG AT HOME ONE WEEK A GO. ALSO FELL AT THE TIME. AREA RED, DRAINING. LEFT PRIOR TO MED SCREEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/07/2004Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITYS.PT SPILLED BOIL ING WATER ON LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Metal cookware
BURNED LOWER LEG WITH HOT WATER WHILE TAKING PAN OF CORN OFF STOVE AT H OME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNS L LWR LEG, VIA EMS, PT STS SPILLED HOT WATER WHILE COOKING AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLISTERS L THIGH, LEG, REDNESS, HX OF HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
RT LOWER LEG BURN.PT SPILLED BOILING WATER ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Bathtubs or showers
BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY BURN.PT STEPPED IN TUB THAT HAD TOO HOT WATER AND BURNED LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNS 2ND DEGREE L LWR LEG, P STS SPILLED HOT WATER & SUST BURNS AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, BLISTERS, REDNESS, HX OF HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BIL LEG 2ND DEG BURN. PT SPILLED HOT WATER ONTO LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
BURNS 2ND DEGREE R LWR LEG, PT SPLASHED WITH HOT WATER AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, REDNESS, BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Buckets or pails
HAD HOT WATER IN A BUCKET TO CLEAN KITCHEN FLOOR BUCKET TIPPED, SPILLED ON LEGS DX: BILAT. LOWER LEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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