Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Electric heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2004

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 355
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:215Face:75
Lower Arm:16Upper Arm:15
Head:12Lower Leg:6
Lower Trunk:6Toe:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2004Age: 4 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
R HAND 2ND DEG BURN/4MOF BURNED HAND ON ELECTRIC HEATER AT 5:50PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2004Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
ABDOMEN AND FOREARM BURN (1ST AND 2ND DEGREE) BURN, FELL ONTO HEATER TH AT WAS ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
FELL ON ELECTRIC HEATER LAST WEEK,BURN UPPER ARM 1ST/2ND DEGREE LT INNER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2004Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNS 2ND DEGREE R HAND, MOTHER STS PT TOUCHED A HEATER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS PUSHED OFF THE BED BY BROTHER - PT FELL OFF BED AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CORNER OF ELECTRIC HEATER. D: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
LAC R TOE ON GRILL TYPE OF HEATER SHE STEPPED ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2004Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
LOWER LEG BURN TO BACK OF LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2004Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE FROM ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
CHILD FELL IN BASEMENT HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF THE HEATER. DX SCALP LACEARATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2004Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
FOREHEAD LAC, MOTHER STS PT RUNNING, STRUCK A HEATER & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, EYES EONMI, ENT NML, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2004Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN TO L HAND, FELL, LANDING ON ELECTRIC HEATER DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNED HANDS ON ELECTRIC HEATER/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.