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Accidents - Hot water - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 375
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Date: 10/18/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
BURNED LT BREAST W/ HOT WATER (POT BOILING WATER). 6CM BURN LT BREAST ( 2ND DEGREE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
60 YOF HAS BURNS TO CHEST AREA FROM HOT BOILING WATER SPLASHING ON CHES T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT BURNED BOTH BREAST WITH HOT WATER WHILE COOKING THIS EVENING. D: 1ST /2ND DEGREE BURN TO CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2004Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
BOILING WATER SPILLED ON ABDOMEN WHEN *** KETTLE BROKE AND BURNED CHEST ST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water, Cookware
PT DX BURN TO CHEST/RT ARM/FOREARM - DUE TO LIFTING POT OF HOT WATER THAT SPILLED ON CHEST AND ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot water
PT. STATES "BEEN WORKING WITH HOT WATER CLEAINING AND INHALED STEAM" DX: EARLY COPD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT WAS COOKING CHICKEN AND SPILLED HOT WATER ON CHEST DX: BURNS TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/10/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT CHANGING THE RADIATOR ON A CAR WHEN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE AND SPEWED H OT WATER ACROSS HIS CHEST SCALD BURNS TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT SPLASHED BOILING WATER ON SELF, BURN TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
PT C/O BEING BURNED WITH BOILING WATER WHILE COOKING YESTERDAY - DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO CHEST AND ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Hot water
THERMAL CHEST BURN.PT SPILLED HOT WATER ON CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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