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2015 FORD ESCAPE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1497185 · 2018-09-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
31,600

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

IN THE EVENING ON 9/4/18 I HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY CAR, WHICH WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, WAITING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO PICK UP MY SON. I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CARE AS A USED VEHICLE ON 8/13/18. I HAD THE CAR KEY FOB IN MY LEFT JEANS POCKET. I SUDDENLY FELT AN INTENSE PAIN SENSATION RIGHT WHERE THE KEY FOB WAS LOCATED. THINKING I HAD POKED MYSELF WITH ONE OF THE ATTACHED KEYS (FOR HOME AND WORK), I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE KEY FOB FROM MY POCKET AND TOSSED IT INTO A CUP HOLDER. THE INTENSITY OF THE PAIN, HOWEVER, CONTINUED TO PROGRESS. ABOUT 4 HOURS LATER, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE AREA. IT WAS IN THE SHAPE OF THE KEY FOB WITH AN ULCERATED AREA IN THE MIDDLE. IT WAS EXTREMELY RED AND SWOLLEN. I CLEANED THE AREA GENTLY, AS IT WAS INTENSELY PAINFUL LIKE A BURN. THE NEXT DAY, THE AREA WAS MUCH MORE SWOLLEN AND HOT TO THE TOUCH. AS THE DAY PROGRESSED, THE AREA BEGAN OOZING AND BLISTERING. THE PAIN CONTINUED TO BE VERY INTENSE. IN THE LATE AFTERNOON ON 9/5/18, I VISITED A DOCTOR AT MY PRIMARY CARE FACILITY. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SECOND DEGREE BURN WITH A SECONDARY INFECTION. A PRESCRIPTION OF ANTIBIOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED, WHICH I BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. ON THE MORNING OF 9/6/18, THE OOZING HAD RESOLVED FOR THE MOST PART. THOUGH THE AREA WAS STILL SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL, IT HAD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED AFTER 2 DOSES OF ANTIBIOTICS.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
11124709
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