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Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 316
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Date: 12/20/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WAS RUNNING AND FELL STRIKING HEATER. DX: 4 CM R SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Tables
2 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT CLIMBED UP ONTO A HEATER; JUMPED OFF & HIT NOSE ON A TABLE EDGE @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BUMPED INTO HEATER LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL OFF COUCH AND BUMPED THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A HEATER PT CRIED IMMEDIATELY NO LOC PT HAS SMALL LAC ON BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
RAN INTO THE HEATER. DX MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT DX FOREHEAD LACERATION - S/P FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A HEATER AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
CHI WHEN FELL ON HEATER IN BATHROOM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL AGAINST A HEATER AND STRUCK HEAD. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
2 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF HEATER LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HIT HEAD ON PORTABLE HEATER - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
2 YO MALE FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2003Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
3 YO MALE FELL ONTO HEATER AND HIT BACK OF HEAD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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