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Accidents - Coffee makers or teapots - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 638
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:187Lower Arm:120
Foot:108Hand:88
Upper Leg:86Shoulder:30
Wrist:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
DX:R ARM BURN. POURING COFFEE WHEN LID CAME OFF POT SPILLING ON HER ARM .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
PATIETN CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A COFFEE POT AT HOME. DX-2CM FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
2ND DEGREE BURN L THUMB, PULLED BASKET OUT OF COFFEE POT WHILE IT WAS STILL PERKING, HOT COFFEE AND GROUNDS SPILLED ON L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
COFFEE POT FELL AND COFFEE SPILLED ON PT'S ARM 4 DASY AGO. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
BURNED ARM ON COFFEE POT DX: FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
DX LEFT HAND BURN: BURNED HAND ON HOT COFFEE POT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
PT DROPPED TEA KETTLE ON R FOOT 4 DAYS AGO, R FOOT FX NONDISPLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2003Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
PT CUT WRIST -ON COFFEE MAKER AT HOME DX:WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
LACERATION FINGER - 55 YOM LACERATED THREE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND ON COFF EE POT THIS MORNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
BILATERAL THIGH BURNS-SPILLED HOT COFFEE ON LEGS-AT RESTAURANT-BY WAITRESS-LID FELL OFF COFFEE POT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
PT SPILLED HOT POT OF COFFEE ON HERSELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
LEFT FOOT F.B. - STEPPED ON GLASS FROM BROKEN COFFEE POT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
CUT FINGER ON COFFEE POT GLASS FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
PT REACHED FOR COFFEE POT AT HOME. DX: L ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Coffee makers or teapots
PT GRABBED A HOT METAL TEA POT WITH RIGHT HAND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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