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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 316
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| BURN FROM A PORTABLE HEATER TO THE LOWER L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT PUT HAND ON PORTABLE SPACE HEATER SUSTAINING BURN TO RT HAND BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Blankets |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN SPACE HEATER CAUGHT BLANKET ON FIRE - UNKOWN IF FD AT TENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HEATER;BURN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| TOUCHED PORTABLE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| FELL AND CUT FOREHEAD ON HEATER IN ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO FACE ON PORTABLE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Portable baby swings |
| CHI - MOM WAS MOVING A PORTABLE HEATER AND THE CORD GOT STUCK AND THE H EATER FELL STRIKING 4 WK OLD INFANT'S SWING, UNSURE IF STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| BURN FACE - 11 MOF FELL ONTO A PORTABLE ELECTRIC (PLUG IN) SPACE HEATER BURNING LEFT SIDE OF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 2 YO F FELL INTO SPACE HEATER, BURNS TO R ARM/R ABD. DX 1 & 2 DEGREE BU RN TO 15-18%BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 11 MO M BURN TO L HAND ON SPACE HEATER, RED WITH BLISTER AT GRANDMOTHER S HOUSE.DX 2ND, 3RD DEGREE BURNS R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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