Accidents - Electric blankets or sheets - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	82
Year 2000:	5
Year 2004:	58
Year 2007:	61
Year 2009:	15

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	82	Knee:	61
All Of Body:	58	Head:	21

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
CHI-NO LOC-FOREHEAD CT-HEAD HIT SIDEWALK WHILE CRAWLING ON A BLANKET ON CONCRET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
PT TRIPPED OVER BLANKET AT HOME AND FELL ON KNEE DX// CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
EXPOSED TO SMOKE AFTER THE ELECTRIC BLANKER CAUGHT FIRE (N/S IF FD INV) DX: SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2000	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/1999	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric blankets or sheets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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