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Accidents - Electric heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 332
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:165Lower Trunk:99
Face:38Head:15
Upper Leg:7Lower Leg:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT STANDING TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER BURNED BUTTOCKS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 2-3% BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2005Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
GRABBED ONTO ELECTRIC HEATER DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL HEATER. DX FACE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2005Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Radiators
BURNED THIGH ON A SPACE HEATER VS RADIATOR AT HOME TODAY WHEN HE FELL O NTO IT; RIGHT THIGH BURNS (X2)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
FELL AGAINST BASEBOARD HEATER LAC BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2005Age: 14 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
BURN HAND - PATIENT PUT LEFT HAND ON A HEATER AT HOME - MINOR BURN TO L EFT HAND PALM AND FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Electric heaters
BURN LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2005Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND STRUCK A HEATER AT HOME -LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/27/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
CHILD SLIPPED, FACE HIT ELECTRIC HETER, BURNS TO NOSE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
CHILD LEANED FACE &HAND AGAINST ELECTRIC HEATER 2DEGREE BURNS FACE AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL BACKWARDS, STRUCK HIP ON AN ?ELECTRICK HEATER, SUSTAINED " 2ND DERGREE BURN, RT HIP"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT SUS BURN TO HAND BY A HEATER ELECTRIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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