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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 445
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Mattresses |
| 67 YOM ELECTRIC BLANKET CAUGHT FIRE WHICH MADE MATTRESS CATCH FIRE FIRE DEPT ON SCENE. DX: SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 53 YOF FELL ASLEEP W/ELECTRIC HEATING BLANKET. DX: R SHIN BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 68YOF GOT HUNG UP IN ELECTRIC BLANKET CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR AND HURT H ER WRIST AND ARM. DX. SPRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 78 YOF PT TANGLED HER FOOT IN HER ELECTRIC BLANKET CORD AND FELL ON HER L HIP. L INTERROCHANTERIC HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| FELL AT HOME AFTER SLIPPING ON A BLANKET. FRACTURE TIBIA/FIBULA, CLOSED . 62 YOF* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 29 YR OLD MALE HAD FOOT BURNED ON HOT BLANKET ON SPINAL CORD INJ PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 52YOM TWISTED LEFT KNEE IN THE BED SHEETS WHILE AT A HOTEL ROOM BECAUSE HE IS MOVING FROM *** C/O PAIN.DX: KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 62YOF'S FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN CORD FROM HEATING BLANKET AT HOME, PT FELL LANDING ONTO RT KNEE C/O PAIN & SWELLING. DX-RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 45 YO M INVOLVED IN HOUSE FIRE, ELECTRIC BLANKET CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX SMO KE INHALATION, +FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Ceilings and walls |
| 52 YOF, TRIPPED OVER BLANKET HIT HEAD ON WALL, CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 79 YO M INJURED FOOT USING A HEATING BLANKET CELLULITIS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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