On (b)(6) at 9:50pm, i treated a pt for burns from using a bedwetting alarm.The pt was young female who had used alarm for the first time that night.The burns were the result of the alarm overheating and causing skin burn on contact.The alarm has been returned back to the parents, but it is important to note that the excess heat from the device has caused the plastic housing to deform.The heat was excess causing plastic to bend and injure child.The burns were minor in nature but noteworthy of reporting as child was asleep when incident happened.Fda safety report id# (b)(4).
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