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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT TOUCHED A HOT SPACE HEATER. DX HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL FROM BED ONTO A SPACE HEATER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DX 3RD DEGREE BURN TO BUTTOCKS: GOT TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 3 YO F 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO SIDE OF FACE AFTER ELECTRIC FLOOR HEATER FELL ON PT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Animal induced injury |
| PATIENT LEANED BACK AGAINST ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER IN BEDROOM 2 DAYS AGO, BURN ON THIGH, HAS THIGH LCS FROM POSSIBLE CAT SCRATCH; 2ND DG BUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HAD A SPACE HEATER FALL FROM A SHELF ONTO PTS HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT WAS AT A RESTAURANT & PUT HER HANDS ON A SPACE HEATER, BURNING THEM DX: MINOR PARTIAL THICKNESS PALMAR BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Other toys |
| PT. PLAY'G COMPUTER GAME, ACT'G OUT DANC'G, TRIPPED ON BALL, FELL + HIT CHIN ON SPACE HEATER THIS EVE. 1.5CM ARC-SHAPED VERT. LAC. DX.: LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
| 2DY AGO PT. GRABBED SPACE HEATER + BURNED 3RD + 4TH FINGERS. 0.5CM BLIS TER NOW AVULSED. DX.: 2ND-DEGREE BURNS, 2 OR MORE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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