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Accidents - Portable electric heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 52
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:31Upper Leg:15
Head:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/07/2002Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable electric heaters
SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME0SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable electric heaters
SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2002Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
FELL AGAINST AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME, & HIT SCALP - NO LOC. DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2002Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO UPPER THIGH AFTER FALLING ON A PORTABLE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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