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Accidents - Hot tubs or home spas - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,682
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:314Head:294
Upper Trunk:261Lower Trunk:167
Foot:108Lower Arm:99
Wrist:75Face:75
Finger:70Ankle:69
Neck:69Shoulder:46
Ear:30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
52YOM WAS EXTREMELY DIZZY AFTER BEIN IN JACCUZZI DIZZINESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
70 YOM, IN A HOT TUB , BECAME SHORT OF BREATH, DYPENSIA CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2009Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
89YOF IN A HOT TUB AT A HOTEL FOR ABOUT 30 MIN AND PASSED OUT TREATED F OR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
DX SYNCOPE: SYNCOPE/MILD HYPOGLYCEMIA: PASSED OUT SIT'G IN HOT TUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
76YOM GETTING OUT OF THE CLUBS HOT TUB AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND PASSED OUT SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/10/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
CLOSING THE HOT TUB&ACC GOT STRUCK ONTO FACE/HEAD WITH PRAT OF IT, NO L OC, YET WITH H/A>>CHI/FACIAL LAC/ETOH INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
DX BURN - L SH: TURS WENT INTO HOT TUB @ HIS GYM & W ENTER'G TOUCH R POSTERIOR SH TO THE HOT TILE BURN'G SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PASSED OUT IN HOTTUB AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
53YO WHITE FEMALE STS BENT OVER TO GET IN HOT TUB & FELT -HEARD A POP IN BACK - PAIN RADIATES TO L FOOT, C/O HEADACHE, DX HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT IN A PUBLIC HOT TUB AND GOT WATER IN EARS NOW THEY HURT OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT MOVED HOT TUB. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
SYNCOPED&FELL FROM STANDING HITTING BACK OF HEAD WHILE GETTING OUT OF T HE HOT TUB>>CHI/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Ceilings and walls
SHOULDER AB-FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF A HOT TUB-SHOULDER HIT BRICK WALL @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
58YO WHITE MALE AT HOTEL DRANK ALCOHOL +ETOH, WENT TO GET INTO HOTTUB SLIPPED & FELL HIT HEAD, DX HEAD INJURY, ETOH INTOXICATION,SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WAS OPENING HOT TUB COVER AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF 4-5 FT DECK. DX: SCALP LAC 4 CM, CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING OUT OF ***. DX: HEAD INJ DX: HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
DX BOLLOUS DERMATITIS UNCLEAR ETIOLOGY: C/O PAINFUL ITCHY RASH TO L ARM DEVELOPED AFTER SHE WENT TO A HOT SPRING SPA ON WEDNES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
AVULSION FX TALUS: 55YOF FELL GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB LAST NIGHT, BEEN THERE OVER AN HOUR, LIGHTHEADED, PASSED OUT,HIT FACE, PAIN FOOT & ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT WAS IN HOT TUB FOR HOURS, HAS DEEP CRACKS ON BOTH HEELS DX;; DERM ATITIS BILAT HEELS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Day wear
PT WAS GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB, PUTTING ON PANTS WHEN SLIPPED HITTING CHEST ON SIDE OF HOT TUB. DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT WAS AT HIS SISTER'S HOME IN THE HOT TUB WHEN HE STOOD UP QUICKY,GOT DIZZY & WOKE UP ON GROUND C/O HEAD PAIN W/ LAC.DX:SYNCOPE,LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT AT A HOTEL GETTING OUT OF A *** AND SLIPPE AND FELL ONTO HEAD FRACTU RED NECK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/04/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
LOST BALANCE, FELL AT HOME, AFTER GETTING OFF ***,+ETOH DX: HEAD & FACE CONTUSION, NOSE AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT MOVING A HOT TUB AND DEVELOPED SEVERE CHEST PAIN ADMITTED FOR CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/20/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT FELL GETTING OUT OF A HOT TUB AND FRACTURED RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2009Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
FELL GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2009Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
89Y/O,F,INJURED HIP IN A *** 1 WEEK AGO, DIFFICULTY AMBULATION, ACUTE MENTAL STATUS CHANGE, R HIP PAIN, ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/29/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
FELL TRYING TO GET INTO HOT TUB HIT HEAD AGAINST CONCRETE CLOSED HEAD INJURY FRACTREU LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/29/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT OIN A PUBLIC HOT TUB WHEN HE GOT OUT PASSED OUT TREATED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT HELPING HUSBAND MOVE A SPA AT HOME AND IT FELL ONTOP OF RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT WAS CLEANING HOT TUB, SLIPPED & FELL, INJURING (L) HIP DX; NOT STA TED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/07/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Swimming pool chemicals
DEVELOPED A GEN. SKIN RASH AFTER BEING IN A HOT TUB WITH CHLORINE. DERM ATITIS D/T CHEMICALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Floors or flooring materials
DX BACL DISDORDER: WAS LAY'G ON THE FLOOR @ THE SPA THEN 2D LATER PAIN STARTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
RASH ON ARMS-AFTER USING A HOT TUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
RIB FX.P.T FELL OUT OF A HOT TUB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT SUSATAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE SIDE OF A HOT T UB LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
DX CONTU CHEST WALL: C/O PAIN IN L SIDE RIBS AFTER FALL'G AGAINST HOT TUB TRY'G TO CLOSE CLOVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
LEFT SEVENTH ANTEROLATERAL RIB FRACTURE - TWISTING OVER HOT TUB RAILING AND FELT/HEARD POP IN LOWER RIB CAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2009Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT AT THE CLUB HOUSE IN A HOT TUB GOT WATER IN EARS NOW THEY HURT OTITI S EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT SLIPPED WHILE OUTSIDE AND FELL INTO *** C/O SHOULDER INJURY-SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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