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Accidents - Electric heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:153Foot:68
Finger:61Lower Arm:16
Lower Trunk:6Mouth:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
WHILE CRAWLING ON FLOOR TOUCHED ELECTRIC HEATER WITH HAND AND SUSTAINED A BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
2% BURNS RT FORARM AND LEFT PINKY FINGER.PT BURNED FOREARM AND FINGER O N A SPACE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
2 YOWM PLLED AN ELECTRIC HEATER OVER AND IT LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
2 YOF CHILD BURNT HAND ON WALL HEATER IN BATHROOM. DX 1-2 DEGREE BURN L HAND, PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN TO LOWER BACK - PT LEANED AGAINST PORTABLE HEATER. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
RUNNING DOWN THE HALL ATTEMPTING TO BE "SPIDER MAN" FELL ONTO SPACE HEATER. LIP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2003Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME APPROX 1740. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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