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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| PT WAS AT HOME, A PRESSURE COOKER EXPLODED , SHE TURNED AWAY FROM IT AND FELL CAUSING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY, L-1 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| CANNING PEACHES AT HOME, BECAME VERY DIZZY, HAS NAUSEA, VOMITING. DX; VERTIGO, NAUSEA, VOMITING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners |
| DX CLOSED FRACTURE LEFT THUMB: INJURED THUMB ON PRESSURE COOKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Pressure cookers or canners, Hot water |
| PRESSURE COOKER BLEW UP ON PATIENT WITH HOT WATER SPLASHING ON HER CHEST AND FOREARM AT HOME. DX-BURN CHEST AND LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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