Danger score versus ER volume
Danger score versus ER volume
According to CPSC NEISS 2005-2024, Bottle Warmers ranks #482 of 838 by danger score (34/100) at ER-volume #755 of 838 (104/yr). They are not the same ranking.
- #482
- danger rank of 838
- #755
- ER-volume rank of 838
- 34/100
- danger score
- 104/yr
- estimated ER visits (avg)
Danger score combines injury volume, hospitalization, fatality, and five-year trend. ER volume is the average annual NEISS estimate alone. Rank 1 is highest on each list.
Where this category's danger score sits nationally
Danger score (34/100) across 838 scored CPSC product categories
34 Lower than most lower than 57% of 838 product categories
scored CPSC product categories, bucketed by value
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Source CPSC NEISS, PlainSafety danger-score model · 2024
Composite verdict
Composite Safety Score: 55/100
One verdict blending 4 independently-sourced dimensions from two separate CPSC systems, each benchmarked against all 838 scored product categories by percentile rather than raw value, so no single huge-volume category can dominate the scale.
| Dimension | Value | National percentile | Weight applied | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury severity (hospitalization + fatality blend) | 18 | 92nd | 35% | CPSC NEISS 20-year severity index |
| Annual ER injury volume | 104 | 8th | 30% | CPSC NEISS estimated annual ER-treated injuries |
| 5-year injury trend | -2% | 63rd | 15% | CPSC NEISS 5-year % change in ER-treated injuries |
| Consumer incident reports | 21 | 56th | 20% | CPSC SaferProducts.gov public incident report count |
Methodology: each dimension is ranked against the full population's p10/p25/p50/p75/p90 breakpoints and interpolated to a 0-100 percentile; the composite is the weighted average of available percentiles. See methodology for the full benchmark table.
Where 2,083 estimated ER injuries land on the body
Body-part shares from the same CPSC NEISS injury_types extract for product code 1510. Segments sum to 2,083 - a body-map mix, not a danger score or ER-volume rank.
Two danger lenses
Same-group peer scores and this product's dial
The bars compare PlainSafety danger scores inside the Nursery & Baby Products group (same CPSC NEISS extract). The dial is this product's score alone on the Low/Moderate/High bands. Do not read a peer bar as an ER-visit count.
Nursery & Baby Products danger scores
How this 34/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for bottle warmers - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume 104 ER visits/yr Low volume
- Severity (hospitalization rate) 18.2% Very high admission rate
- Fatality rate 0.00% No recorded fatalities
- 5-year trend-2%
Band labels compare this category against the corpus of 838 scored CPSC product categories, see the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Across the 20-year NEISS window from 2005 to 2024, injury counts for bottle warmers are roughly flat over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2019 (308 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2006 (6 estimated visits). The single most common ER diagnosis is burn, scald to the upper trunk, accounting for approximately 278 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burn, scald to the face (204 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 1,833 cases over the NEISS window, and females appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 18.2% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 21 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how bottle warmers fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 756 | 1,077 | |
| 5-14 | 5 | 80 | |
| 15-24 | 15 | 22 | |
| 25-34 | 0 | 33 | |
| 35-44 | 17 | 16 | |
| 45-54 | 0 | 56 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Trunk | Burn, Scald | |
| Face | Burn, Scald | |
| Upper Leg | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Trunk | Burn, Scald | |
| Hand | Burn, Scald | |
| Foot | Burn, Scald | |
| Upper Trunk | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Arm | Burn, Scald | |
| Hand | Burns, Thermal | |
| Lower Leg | Burn, Scald | |
| Finger | Burns, Thermal | |
| Neck | Burn, Scald | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Head | Burn, Scald | |
| Lower Arm | Burns, Thermal |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
19 MOM PULLED BOILING WATER FROM A BOTTLE WARMER ONTO HIMSELF. DX: BURN NECK SECOND DEGREE, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF FACE, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF CHEST WALL
11MOM PRESENTING FOR BURNS TO ARM AND TRUNK AFTER KNOCKING OVER A BOTTLE WARMER WITH HOT WATER INSIDE.WATER SPILLED OVER PT'S ABDOMEN AND L ARM. DX: BURN
8MOF PULLED A HOT BOTTLE WARMER ONTO HERSELF AND THE HOT WATER BURNED HER. DX CHEST AND THIGH BURNS
10 MOF C/O INJ TO THIGH AND UPPER ABD FROM BURN FROM A BOTTLE WARMER AT DAYCARE DX THERMAL BURN TO THIGH/CHEST
11 MOF PULLED THE CORD OF A HOT WATER BOTTLE WARMER AND SUSTAINED A SCALDING INJURY TO RIGHT LEG AT DAYCARE. DX: BURN
7MOM WAS AT HIS MOTHER'S APARTMENT AND WAS IN A WALKER WHEN HE PULLED A CORD THAT WAS ATTACHED TO HIS BOTTLE WARMER. DX: THERMAL BURN, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT FOREARM
2MOM WAS AT HOME WHEN MOM DROPPED A BOTTLE WARMER W/ WARM FORMULA INSIDE AND IT SPILLED ONTO PT WHILE HE WAS LYING IN A BABY BOUNCER. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS SCALD BURN TO CHEST WALL AND L UPPER ARM
12 MOF AT DAYCARE AND A BOTTLE WARMER FELL ON PT. DX ABDOMINAL BURN
4MOF WAS BURNED BY A BOTTLE WARMER WHEN CAREGIVER TRIPPED OVER THE ELECTRICAL CORD CAUSING THE WARMER TO FALL ONTO THE PATIENT DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT THIGH *
2YOM HAS BURN ON HIS RIGHT LEG AFTER 200 DEGREE HOT WATER FROM BOTTLE WARMER SPILLED ONTO PATIENTS PANTS. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN OF LEG
5MOF PULLED DOWN A BOTTLE WARMER, IT SHATTERED & SHE LAC FINGER ON BROKEN PIECES. DX: LAC OF MIDDLE FINGER
12MOM HAD HOT WATER FROM A BOTTLE WARMER SPILLED ON HIS HEAD AND LEFT UPPER ARM 1 DAY AGO, PATIENT WITH OPEN WET BLISTERS AND 1 LARGE FLUID FILLED BLISTER TO TOP LEFT SIDE OF SCALP, PATIENT LWOT. DX: BURN
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
munchkin, high speed bottle warmer. MCKTP-0511 heating up a chilled bottle using the required amount of water, the contents of the bottle was 160 degrees. The base of the bottle melting and the bottle exploded. Thankfully no-one was hurt, but it concerns me that someone may. If you need more info, I would be glad to help. Thank You...
Munchkin bottle warmer leaks water cause the cords to get wet and surrounding areas i placed towel underneath and its soak the towel
Bought the Munchin High Speed Bottle Warmer http://www.munchkin.com/products/feeding/bottles-and-accessories/high-speed-bottle-warmer.html The timer did not work properly, it would stop at random times but the burner would continue working..causing the milk to be too hot luckily i have enough common sense NOT to give it to my newborn but others may not and could burn the newborns mouth.
The submitter is concerned that the water temperature is unsafe because the water gets too hot. A parent reported that when she pulled the baby's bottle out of the warmer, the water dropped off of the bottle onto the baby's thigh causing a burn. The submitter triaged with the parent and advised the parent to apply an ointment to the burn.
My Philips Avent Bottle Warmer SCF355 had an electrical short at the dial and caused the front of the warmer, by the dial, to melt. The unit smoked and stopped working but posed a fire and/or electrocution risk.
I was seeing a fussy baby in the emergency room. He had started screaming after being fed. Mom tried to feed him again and he cried. I offered to make a bottle. She gave me the powdered formula and her water bottle thermos. As I poured the water, I noticed it was very hot. I looked at the temp reading and it was set to 124 degrees. Much too hot for a baby to drink. Although that might be fine for an adult to make a cup of tea, it is much too hot for an infant to drink. https://momcozy.com/products/portable-breast-milk-water-warmer-for-travel?variant=44336462921926&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Multifeeds-2.18-US&utm_content=Superfast+Portable+Breast+Milk+%26+Water+Warmer+for+Travel&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=21703975133&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21707863639&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgp-dgLeXjgMVsE-RBR17PjsbEAQYAyABEgIEd_D_BwE This is the MomCozy Portable Breast Milk warmer. Although there is a setting for a bottle which is 98 degrees, it is very confusing for non medical folks as the water setting goes quite hot, Parents assume they should use that setting for water they are going to add to formula. This needs much clearer labelling and warnings. (I am a pediatrician)
The Tommee Tippee bottle warmer does not automatically shut off. I believe this can be a fire hazard. We went for a walk and around an hour later the warmer was still running and was without water at this time due to it being evaporated.
I am reporting a serious safety issue with the HEYVALUE Instant Baby Bottle Warmer (purchased from Amazon on June 9, 2025). I set the device to maintain a water temperature of 104F for night feedings, but on several occasions it automatically increased to 122F without my input. The product was being used by me, the parent, during overnight bottle preparation for my infant daughter. On one occasion around 3:00 AM, I unknowingly used water that had reached 122F to prepare a bottle, not realizing the device had changed temperatures. My newborn consumed a portion of the bottle before I realized it was dangerously hot. While there were no visible injuries in that moment, the risk for serious internal burns was extremely high. This automatic temperature spike without user command poses a significant danger to infants and should not occur in a device designed for feeding preparation
Showing 8 of 21 reports.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to bottle warmers on the CPSC website.
Compare beyond Nursery & Baby Products
Nationwide peers by danger score, ER volume & hospitalization
Three PlainSafety-derived comparison paths for Bottle Warmers: cross-group products nearest on danger score (34/100), estimated annual ER visits (104/yr), and hospitalization share (18.2%). Same-group neighbours stay in Related Products above.
Similar danger score
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Similar ER visit volume
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Similar hospitalization rate
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About this data
CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports form the basis of this page. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments.
According to PlainSafety's CPSC NEISS corpus ranking, Bottle Warmers ranks #482 of 838 scored CPSC product categories by PlainSafety danger score and #755 of 838 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does bottle warmers rank on danger score versus ER volume?
Among 838 scored CPSC product categories, bottle warmers ranks #482 by PlainSafety danger score (34/100) and #755 by 20-year estimated ER injury volume (104/yr). The two rankings come from the same NEISS extract and are not the same order.
What are the most common injuries from bottle warmers?
The most common injury is burn, scald to the upper trunk, accounting for approximately 278 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from bottle warmers increasing or decreasing?
Stable over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for bottle warmers injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 1,833 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by bottle warmers?
Of all ER visits involving bottle warmers, approximately 18.2% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (81.8%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with bottle warmers?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
PlainSafety is rendered directly from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and incident records, no number is typed in by an editor. Product recall timelines and hazard labels are drawn from CPSC recall records for this product. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.